An introduction to modern Jewish thinkers
Subtitle: from Spinoza to Soloveitchik
By: Alan T. Levenson.
Contributors: Klein, Roger C.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Judaism -- History -- Modern period, 1750-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Baruch Spinoza's critique of traditional Judaism. Spinoza's life and times (1632-1677); title: Questions for Spinoza, Theological-political treatise (TPT), chs. 12-13; title: Studies by and about Spinoza; title: From Theological-political treatise; title: Moses Mendelssohn's defense of Judaism. Mendelssohn's life and times (1729-1786); title: Questions for Moses Mendelssohn, Jerusalem, pp. 103-110; title: Studies by and about Mendelssohn; title: From Jerusalem; title: Samson Raphael Hirsch's defense of Judaism. Hirsch's life and times (1808-1888); title: Questions for Hirsch, Nineteen letters, ch. 16; title: Studies by and about Hirsch; title: From Nineteen letters; title: Abraham Geiger's defense of Judaism. Geiger's life and times (1810-1874); title: Questions for Geiger, Judaism and its history; title: Studies by and about Geiger; title: From Abraham Geiger and liberal Judaism: the challenge of the nineteenth century; title: Martin Buber. Buber's life and times (1878-1965); title: Questions for Buber, "People today and the Jewish Bible"; title: Studies by and about Buber; title: From "People today and the Jewish Bible"; title: Franz Rosenzweig. Rosenzweig's life and times (1886-1929); title: Questions for Rosenzweig, The star of redemption, 413-417; title: Studies by and about Rosenzweig; title: From The star of redemption; title: Theodor Herzl. Herzl's life and times (1860-1904); title: Questions for Herzl, The Jewish state; title: Studies by and about Herzl; title: From The Jewish state; title: Ahad Ha'am (Asher Zvi Ginzberg). Ahad Ha'am's life and times (1856-1927); title: Questions for Ahad Ha'am, "Flesh and spirit," 146-158; title: (From Leon Simon, Selected essays of Ahad Ha'am); title: Studies by and about Ahad Ha'am; title: From "Flesh and spirit"; title: Mordecai Kaplan. Kaplan's life and times (1881-1983); title: Questions for Kaplan, "Functional method of interpretation," (from Judaism as a civilization, 385-405); title: Studies by and about Kaplan; title: From Judaism as a civilization; title: Israel Salanter. Salanter's life and times (1810-1883); title: Questions for Salanter, "Epistle of musar"; title: Studies by and about Salanter; title: From "Epistle of musar"; title: Abraham Isaac Kook. Kook's life and times (1865-1935); title: Questions for Kook, "Lights" (from Hertzberg, The Zionist idea, pp. 419-430); title: Studies by and about Kook; title: From "Lights"; title: Joseph Soloveitchik. Soloveitchik's life and times (1903-1993); title: Questions for Soloveitchik, The lonely man of faith; title: Studies by and about Soloveitchik; title: From The lonely man of faith; title: Abraham Joshua Heschel / by Roger C. Klein. Heschel's life and times (1907-1972); title: Questions for Heschel, "Depth theology" (from The insecurity of freedom); title: Studies by and about Heschel; title: From "Depth theology".