charliehall,
When I mentioned the Rambam as the standard for ikarrim I was referring to the ikkarim relevant to this discussion.
(I have not read all of Marc Shapiro’s book on Orthodox theology, but I was not impressed with the portion I did read. Mr. (Rabbi?) Shapiro uses the academic tactic of ignoring the nuanced explanations that resolve contradictions [a staple of talmudic and rabbinic thinking] in order to maintain the simplistic readings that preserve the problem)