Torah Umadda: The Encounter of Religious Learning and Worldly Knowledge in the Jewish Tradition Contributor(s): Lamm, Rabbi Norman (Author), Lamm, Norman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592643094 ISBN-13: 9781592643097 Publisher: Maggid OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
Dewey: 296.37 |
LCCN: 2012370248 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (1.05 lbs) 247 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This classic work analyzes and embraces the tension between Torah study and secular learning by exploring the philosophies of Moses Maimonides, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Abraham Isaac Kook and other influential Jewish thinkers. Challenging, illuminating and synthesizing, it offers a seminal mission statement for modern Orthodoxy. This special, 20th anniversary edition includes a new preface by the author and an afterword by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. |