Louis Jacobs And The Quest For A Contemporary Jewish Theology
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Louis Jacobs And The Quest For A Contemporary Jewish Theology
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Author : Miri Freud-Kandel
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2023-10-15
Louis Jacobs And The Quest For A Contemporary Jewish Theology written by Miri Freud-Kandel and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-15 with Religion categories.
For Louis Jacobs, the quest—the process of engaging with and thinking about Jewish faith—was a lifelong pursuit. He offered a model in the 1960s, a period characterized by general religious crisis, of an observant, committed, but intellectually curious Judaism that empowered individual seekers to address challenges to faith. In Orthodox Judaism at the time a battle was under way for religious control. Generating a widespread controversy in British Jewry known as the ‘Jacobs Affair’, his thought offers a lens for examining the trajectory of Orthodoxy. In a contemporary context marked by the changing cultural and intellectual concerns of a ‘post-secular’ age, the focus of some of these debates over religious control has shifted. Yet Jacobs’ emphasis on a personal quest is as relevant as ever, perhaps more so. This first book-length analysis of his theology unpacks the building blocks of his thought. It argues that, despite its particularities and limitations, his approach can provide a powerful model for contemporary religious seekers in the context of a growing impetus away from established, denominationally bound forms of religion. Many orthodox believers across a range of faiths continue to prefer the certainty of unquestionable religious truth claims rather than pursuing a subjective search for religious meaning. For those seeking alternative models for the contemporary Jewish quest, a reconsideration of Jacobs’ theology can offer valuable tools.
A Traditional Quest
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1991-01-01
A Traditional Quest written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Bible categories.
We Have Reason To Believe
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
We Have Reason To Believe written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
This book examines the basic beliefs of Judaism in light of modern thought. Its shape is traditional but not fundamentalist. This book, the main cause of the 'Jacobs Affair' in which the author's appointment to an Orthodox Rabbinic position was vetoed, suggests that the doctrine Torah Min Ha-Shamayyin (The Torah is from Heaven) needs to be reinterpreted so as not to be in conflict with modern knowledge. The controversy erupted again in the 1990s when Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks declared that those who hold views similar to the author's have severed links with the faith of their ancestors. This expanded fifth edition, with a Preface by William Frankel and a Retrospect of the 'Jacobs Affair' by the author, will enable readers to follow the argument and make up their own minds. In a recent poll conducted by the (London) Jewish Chronicle, Louis Jacobs was chosen as the 'Greatest British Jew.'
A Jewish Theology
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
Release Date : 1974
A Jewish Theology written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by Behrman House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Jewish theology categories.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 1999-03-01
Beyond Reasonable Doubt written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-01 with Religion categories.
In this sequel to We Have Reason to Believe, Louis Jacobs examines afresh all the issues involved. He does so objectively but with passion, meeting the objections put forward over the past forty years by critics from the various trends within the Jewish world, both Orthodox and Reform, and inviting a new generation of readers to follow the argument and make up their own minds. More than forty years have passed since Louis Jacobs first published the still-controversial book We Have Reason to Believe, the work which led to his being outlawed by the Orthodox Jewish establishment. In this new book he examines afresh all the issues involved, meeting all the objections put forward from the various trends within the Jewish world so that readers can make up their own minds.
Louis Jacobs And The Quest For A Contemporary Jewish Theology
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Author : Miri Freud-Kandel
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2023-10-15
Louis Jacobs And The Quest For A Contemporary Jewish Theology written by Miri Freud-Kandel and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-15 with Religion categories.
For Louis Jacobs, the quest—the process of engaging with and thinking about Jewish faith—was a lifelong pursuit. He offered a model in the 1960s, a period characterized by general religious crisis, of an observant, committed, but intellectually curious Judaism that empowered individual seekers to address challenges to faith. In Orthodox Judaism at the time a battle was under way for religious control. Generating a widespread controversy in British Jewry known as the ‘Jacobs Affair’, his thought offers a lens for examining the trajectory of Orthodoxy. In a contemporary context marked by the changing cultural and intellectual concerns of a ‘post-secular’ age, the focus of some of these debates over religious control has shifted. Yet Jacobs’ emphasis on a personal quest is as relevant as ever, perhaps more so. This first book-length analysis of his theology unpacks the building blocks of his thought. It argues that, despite its particularities and limitations, his approach can provide a powerful model for contemporary religious seekers in the context of a growing impetus away from established, denominationally bound forms of religion. Many orthodox believers across a range of faiths continue to prefer the certainty of unquestionable religious truth claims rather than pursuing a subjective search for religious meaning. For those seeking alternative models for the contemporary Jewish quest, a reconsideration of Jacobs’ theology can offer valuable tools.
Theology In The Responsa
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 1975-01-01
Theology In The Responsa written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-01-01 with Religion categories.
Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs examines more than a thousand years of rabbinic responsa and draws from them attitudes to basic theological principles which underlie his concern with such practical questions as life after death, reward and punishment, and the problem of suffering.
Principles Of The Jewish Faith
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2008-11-06
Principles Of The Jewish Faith written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-06 with Religion categories.
All the fundamental tenents of Judaism as expressed in the Thirteen Principles of Faith laid down by Maimonides are subjected to a brilliant, courageous interpretation--a major work.
Faith
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2008-11-05
Faith written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-05 with Religion categories.
Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have been as passionate in their concern about the meaning and nature of faith as Christian theologians. This is a lucid and profound examination of Jewish approaches to belief, by a controversial and respected scholar who analyses the nature of God through a critical study of all vital philosophical sources. We are shown the conflicts--and how they are resolved--between rational and traditional views on faith, between instinctive acceptance and a more sophisticated, polemical approach. The views of mediaeval and modern theologians, Christian and Jewish (Kabbalists, religious existentialists, fundamentalists, mystics) are appraised and contrasted in the most open-minded manner. Of special interest, perhaps, is the understanding critique of the Freudian and Marxist opposition to belief in a deity. On a more mundane level, those seeming contradictions in the structure of existence which confound most men, such as the problem of evil, are analyzed in a way that is both practical and heartening. Dr. Jacobs has succeeded in demonstrating, to readers of all faiths, that particular nature of Judaism which is both universalistic and, at the same time, deeply concerned about the individual.
Jewish Values
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Author : Louis Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2008-11-04
Jewish Values written by Louis Jacobs and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-04 with Religion categories.
What does it mean to trust in God? How can man love God? If timidity is unwholesome, why does Scripture speak of the fear of God? When should a lie be told? What ought to be our attitude to warfare? Of what relevance is the ideal of holiness to men and women of this age? How can pride be conquered? Can a man love his neighbor as himself? In Jewish Values, these and many other ethical and religious questions are considered in the light of Jewish teachings. It is the author's thesis that a gap exists between traditional views as presented in the classic sources of Judaism and their application in the lives of our contemporaries, but he is convinced that this gap can be bridged. This book is a contribution to the building of such a bridge or, at least, as the author suggests, it is a surveyor's plan of part of the work to be done.