Foundational Thoughts In Judaism
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Foundational Thoughts In Judaism
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Author : Andreas Simonsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Foundational Thoughts In Judaism written by Andreas Simonsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Judaism categories.
Foundational Thoughts In Judaism
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Author : Per K. Brask
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014
Foundational Thoughts In Judaism written by Per K. Brask and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Judaism categories.
What does Judaism say about free will, suffering, good and evil, sin, responsibility, righteousness? Danish philosopher Andreas Simonsen explains where Judaism stands on these and other complex moral issues, puts them into historical perspective and discusses their relevance to our lives today, while tackling the contradictions, confusions and paradoxes inherent in Judaism's fundamental tenets. He also compares Judaism's teachings to those of Christianity, humanism and selected Western philosophers, both classical and modern. Christians and Jews, believers and non-believers, alike, will find Simonsen's insights fascinating and enlightening. This important 20th-century religious-philosophical work is now available in English for the first time, translated from the Danish by Per K. Brask.
Foundations Of Judaism
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Author : Leo Jung
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
Foundations Of Judaism written by Leo Jung and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Jewish sermons categories.
Kabbalah And The Founding Of America
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Author : Brian Ogren
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2021-07-20
Kabbalah And The Founding Of America written by Brian Ogren and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with Religion categories.
Explores the influence of Kabbalah in shaping America’s religious identity In 1688, a leading Quaker thinker and activist in what is now New Jersey penned a letter to one of his closest disciples concerning Kabbalah, or what he called the mystical theology of the Jews. Around that same time, one of the leading Puritan ministers developed a messianic theology based in part on the mystical conversion of the Jews. This led to the actual conversion of a Jew in Boston a few decades later, an event that directly produced the first kabbalistic book conceived of and published in America. That book was read by an eventual president of Yale College, who went on to engage in a deep study of Kabbalah that would prod him to involve the likes of Benjamin Franklin, and to give a public oration at Yale in 1781 calling for an infusion of Kabbalah and Jewish thought into the Protestant colleges of America. Kabbalah and the Founding of America traces the influence of Kabbalah on early Christian Americans. It offers a new picture of Jewish-Christian intellectual exchange in pre-Revolutionary America, and illuminates how Kabbalah helped to shape early American religious sensibilities. The volume demonstrates that key figures, including the well-known Puritan ministers Cotton Mather and Increase Mather and Yale University President Ezra Stiles, developed theological ideas that were deeply influenced by Kabbalah. Some of them set out to create a more universal Kabbalah, developing their ideas during a crucial time of national myth building, laying down precedents for developing notions of American exceptionalism. This book illustrates how, through fascinating and often surprising events, this unlikely inter-religious influence helped shape the United States and American identity.
Contemporary Jewish Religious Thought
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Author : Arthur Allen Cohen
language : en
Publisher: New York : Free Press ; London : Collier Macmillan
Release Date : 1988
Contemporary Jewish Religious Thought written by Arthur Allen Cohen and has been published by New York : Free Press ; London : Collier Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
A collection of 140 essays by renowned figures on the fundamental concepts, beliefs and movements in historical and contemporary Jewish thought. Charity, chosen people, death, culture, family, freedom, history, love, immortality, myth, prayer, science, tradition and Torah are among the subjects addressed in this handbook of Jewish experience and thought.
Organic Thinking
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Author : Max Kadushin
language : en
Publisher: Bloch Publishing Company
Release Date : 1976
Organic Thinking written by Max Kadushin and has been published by Bloch Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Philosophy categories.
An Introduction To Jewish Theology Biblical And Rabbinic Concepts On God The Torah Life After Death And More
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Author : Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-03-26
An Introduction To Jewish Theology Biblical And Rabbinic Concepts On God The Torah Life After Death And More written by Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-26 with Religion categories.
Rabbi Byron L. Sherwin, once noted that many Jews seemed convinced that since traditional Judaism is focused on Halachah, i.e., the practical observance of the commandments, any discussion about theology is superfluous. Some go as far as to say that traditional Judaism does not have a theology. The problem, of course, is that any discussion about God, the Torah, and the people of Israel immediately raises fundamental questions such as which God are we discussing, how was the Torah revealed, who are the people of Israel, etc. All these questions are the domain of theology, the study of religious beliefs. Perhaps part of the issue with the aforementioned assumptions is the lack of creeds or doctrinal statements along the lines of those embraced by Christiani-ty. Jewish theology is multifaceted and does not reflect the systematic nature of Christian thought. This fact does not diminish its depth, however.At first glance, the topics included in this volume may appear to be a series of disjointed and independent essays. These topics, in my opinion, cover recurring themes and questions that define much of Jewish theology. Any attempt to address Jewish theology comprehensively would require many volumes. This work is focused on a few key concepts only. It is intended for the beginner but hopefully contains sufficient information to also be of interest to the more advanced reader and prove the starting point towards greater study.Chapter one titled Creation, explores the differences between Mesopotamian worldviews and the Bible's notion of God's creation of the world. Judaism and in its earlier form, Israelite religion, did not arise in a vacuum. Similarities exist in the foundational stories of various neighboring cultures, but the differences found in the Torah reveal the heart of Jewish faith.The second chapter is titled Jewish Concepts Concerning God and briefly discusses ideas of God in biblical, rabbinic, and Kabbalistic thought. There are conflicting images of God in the Bible, and the developments in Jewish thought sought to address these differences. The third chapter is titled Who is a Jew? It addresses the age-old question of Jewish identity from the vantage point of classical rabbinic perspectives as well as from alternate points of view found in modern Jewish movements. The strengths and weaknesses of these different views are briefly discussed.The fourth chapter, Jewish Views of Afterlife, discusses the fascinating topic of life after death in biblical literature as well as in the later works written during the Second Temple Era, the rabbinic period, and into the medieval and modern periods.Chapter five titled Polarity in Jewish Thought delves into the subject of the Jewish alternative of descriptional theology to theological systems characterized by an emphasis on definition and classification. The next chapter, titled The Revelation at the Torah discusses the giving of the Torah at Sinai and covers the idea of the Torah as it is understood in traditional and non-traditional Jewish movements. A brief discus-sion on historical criticism is also included. In addition, the limits of prophetic revelation in the legislative pro-cess are also discussed.The subsequent chapter, The Land of Israel, surveys biblical and rabbinic perspectives on God's unique relationship to the Land of Israel. The last chapter titled Tikkun Olam address misconceptions regarding this prevalent but largely misunderstood idea. Tikkun Olam is often understood as a Jewish commitment to social justice. Its original meaning and the very different goals it envisions are deliberated.
Thoughts To Ponder
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Author : Nathan T. Lopes Cardozo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Thoughts To Ponder written by Nathan T. Lopes Cardozo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
A collection of short, and often unusual, observations about the complexities of human existence and religious meaning. Rabbi Cardozo masterfully weaves together the intriguing perspectives of renowned Western and religious thinkers spanning the ages. Each Thought contains stimulating and eye-opening concepts that will plant seeds of curiosity in the minds of readers.
An Ode To Joy
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Author : Erica Brown
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-12-13
An Ode To Joy written by Erica Brown and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-13 with Religion categories.
Before his rather sudden passing in 2020, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was one of the most eloquent and influential religious leaders of the generation. As Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth for over two decades, he offered a universal message cultivated from the Jewish and Western cannons he knew so well. One concept that figured prominently in his work was joy. “I think of Judaism as an ode to joy,” he once wrote. “Like Beethoven, Jews have known suffering, isolation, hardship, and rejection, yet they never lacked the religious courage to rejoice.” In this volume, organized by the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership, academics and writers explore the significance of joy within the Jewish tradition. These essays and reflections discuss traditional Jewish primary sources, including Biblical, Rabbinic and Hebrew literature, Jewish history and philosophy, education, the arts, and positive psychology, and of course, through the prism of Lord Sacks’ work.
Crisis And Covenant
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Author : Jonathan Sacks
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1992
Crisis And Covenant written by Jonathan Sacks and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Covenants categories.
Discusses various issues in contemporary Jewish theology. Ch. 2 (p. 25-53), "The Valley of the Shadow", is dedicated to the theological interpretation of the Holocaust. The Holocaust poses several problems to Jewish thought: Is God present in the post-Auschwitz world? Did the Holocaust renew the Covenant or did it survive intact? May the Holocaust be interpreted in terms of punishment, or is its meaning different, maybe inexplicable, in the extant categories of human ethics? May the Holocaust be regarded as a necessary transitional point on the way to the Jewish state? What lessons may be extracted from the Holocaust? Presents various solutions of modern-day Jewish theologians. Argues that the only lesson of the Holocaust is the reality of a common Jewish fate.