| Description |
1 online resource (192 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 2
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Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192). |
| Contents |
The challenge of ideas. Judaism and the challenges of science / Menachem Fisch ; Tradition and legal change / Zvi Zohar ; Tradition : continuity or change--two religious options / Vered Noam ; Judaism : between religion and morality / Donniel Hartman ; Traditional Judaism and the feminist challenge / Chana Safrai ; The changing status of women in liberal Judaism : a reflective critique / Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi ; Judaism, feminism and homosexuality / Jonathan W. Malino and Tamar S. Malino -- The challenge of diversity. The religious significance of religious pluralism / David Hartman ; Monotheism and violence / Moshe Halbertal ; Who is a Jew? : membership and admission policies in the Jewish community / Donniel Hartman ; The anomalies of Jewish political identity / Michael Walzer -- The challenge of statehood. The significance of Israel for the future of Judaism / David Hartman ; Religion and state in Israel / Menachem Lorberbaum ; War and peace / Noam Zohar ; Human rights and membership rights in the Jewish tradition / Moshe Halbertal. |
| Summary |
Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open marketplace of ideas. Jews can no longer count on an assumedly necessary Jewish identity or commitment, nor on the rallying force of anti-Semitism to ensure an individual and collective sense of belonging. Rather Jewish moral, spiritual and historical values and ideas must be read with new eyes and challenged to address modernity's proliferating array of questions and realities. The pertinent questions modern Jewry faces are how to embrace modernity as Jews and what such an embrace means for the meaning and future of Jewish life. This collection of essays, authored by scholars of the Shalom Hartman Institute, addresses three critical challenges posed to Judaism by modernity: the challenge of ideas, the challenge of diversity, and the challenge of statehood, and provides insights and ideas for the future direction of Judaism. Providing readers with new insights into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, the collection explores a wide range of issues that includes: the significance of Israel for the future of Judaism; the Jewish people as a people; the relationship between monotheism and violence; revelation and ethics; Judaism and the feminist challenge; and Judaism and homosexuality. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jews -- Identity.
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Jews -- Identity. |
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Judaism -- 21st century.
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Judaism. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Judaism and state.
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Judaism and state. |
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Judaism and politics.
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Judaism and politics. |
| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Halbertal, Moshe.
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Hartman, Donniel.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Judaism and the challenges of modern life. London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2007 9780826496683 (DLC) 2008295895 (OCoLC)154691802 |
| ISBN |
9781441146984 (electronic book) |
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1441146989 (electronic book) |
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1283271923 |
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9781283271929 |
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9780826496683 |
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0826496687 |
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9780826496676 |
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0826496679 |
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