1st Edition

Judaism A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation

By Lenn E. Goodman Copyright 2017
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Judaism, as a religion and a way of life, has guided millions of lives and profoundly influenced its younger sisters, Christianity and Islam, as well as contributing major themes and norms to the liberal and humanistic traditions of the West. Not all Jews are religious, and not all of Judaism is philosophical; but at its core Judaism rests on a complex of values and ideas that address the abiding... Read more

Table of Contents

Preface …………………

Chapter 1 – Biblical Logic …………

Chapter 2 – Two Epiphanies ………..

Chapter 3 – Mosaic Liberalism ………….

Chapter 4 – Holiness ………………..

Chapter 5 – God and Israel as Lovers ……………

Chapter 6 – Regrouping ………….

Abbreviations ……………

Dramatis Personae …………….

Index ………………..

 

Biography

Lenn E. Goodman is among America’s foremost Jewish philosophers and is the author of God of Abraham, On Justice, In Defense of Truth, Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself (his Gifford Lectures), and numerous other philosophical works. He is Professor of Philosophy and Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University, USA.

Series editors:

Chad Meister is Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Bethel College, USA.

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy at St. Olaf College, USA.