ISBN:
9789004269996
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2014
Series Statement:
Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers v. 4
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Eugene B. Borowitz: Rethinking God and Ethics
Keywords:
Borowitz, Eugene B Philosophy
;
Judaism 21st century
;
Judaism Doctrines
;
God (Judaism)
;
Jewish ethics
;
Reform Judaism
Abstract:
Preliminary Material -- Eugene B. Borowitz: An Intellectual Portrait /Michael L. Morgan -- Why I Am a Theologian Rather Than a Philosopher /Eugene B. Borowitz -- The Jewish Need for Theology /Eugene B. Borowitz -- Through the Shadowed Valley /Eugene B. Borowitz -- The Autonomous Jewish Self /Eugene B. Borowitz -- ‘Im ba’et, eyma—Since You Object, Let Me Put It This Way /Eugene B. Borowitz -- Interview with Eugene B. Borowitz /Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes -- Select Bibliography.
Abstract:
Eugene B. Borowitz is Sigmund L. Falk Distinguished Professor of Education and Jewish Religious Thought at Hebrew Union College in New York. A rabbi, teacher of rabbis, and a theologian, Borowitz has been an important spokesperson for non-Orthodox forms of Judaism, Reform Judaism in particular. Over seven decades, Borowitz has explored the centrality of God in Jewish existence, the normative force of Jewish law, the meaning of the Covenant, the distinctiveness of Jewish life, and the meaning of Jewish personhood for non-Orthodox Jews. Adopting the language of religious existentialism, he has reflected on the relational nature of human existence, on the one hand, and human self-determination on the other. Rethinking God and Ethics presents influential essays by Borowitz and explains his contribution to Jewish religious thought in the 20th century. This volume is also available in paperback . Brill mourns the death of Professor Eugene Borowitz, of blessed memory, in January 2016. The LCJP honors his valuable contribution to Jewish theology, ethics, and education
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
DOI:
10.1163/9789004269996
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