Jewish Religion after Theology |
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| Author:
| Sagi, Avi |
| Translator:
| Stein, Batya |
| Series title: | Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61811-095-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Jewish Religion after Theology ponders one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophizing based primarily on practice. Different chapters study this great shift and its various manifestations. The central figure of this new examination is Isaiah Leibowitz, whose thoughts encapsulate more than any other Jewish thinker this stance of religion without metaphysics. Sagi explores corresponding...
More DescriptionJewish Religion after Theology ponders one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophizing based primarily on practice. Different chapters study this great shift and its various manifestations. The central figure of this new examination is Isaiah Leibowitz, whose thoughts encapsulate more than any other Jewish thinker this stance of religion without metaphysics. Sagi explores corresponding issues such as observance, the possibility of pluralism, the meaning of penance without messianic suppositions, and pragmatic coping with theodicy after the Holocaust, presenting the different possibilities within this great alteration in Jewish thought.