| An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers: From Spinoza to Soloveitchik Contributor(s): Levenson, Alan T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742546071 ISBN-13: 9780742546073 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $42.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Highlighting well-known Jewish thinkers from a very wide spectrum of opinion the author addresses a range of issues including: What makes a thinker Jewish? What makes modern Jewish thought modern? How have secular Jews integrated Jewish traditional thought with agnosticism? What do Orthodox thinkers have to teach non-Orthodox Jews and vice versa? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 296.309 |
| LCCN: 2005026333 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.08" W x 9" (0.87 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: Highlighting well-known Jewish thinkers from a very wide spectrum of opinion, the author addresses a range of issues, including: What makes a thinker Jewish? What makes modern Jewish thought modern? How have secular Jews integrated Jewish traditional thought with agnosticism? What do Orthodox thinkers have to teach non-Orthodox Jews and vice versa? Each chapter includes a short, judiciously chosen selection from the given author, along with questions to guide the reader through the material. Short biographical essays at the end of each chapter offer the reader recommendations for further readings and provide the low-down on which books are worth the reader's while. Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers represents a decade of the author's experience teaching students ranging from undergraduate age to their seventies. This is an ideal textbook for undergraduate classes. |