ISBN:
9789004279025
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2014
Series Statement:
Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers v. 5
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Elliot N. Dorff: In Search of the Good Life
Keywords:
Dorff, Elliot N Teachings
;
Jewish law Philosophy
;
Conservative Judaism
Abstract:
Preliminary Material -- Editors’ Introduction to Series -- Elliot N. Dorff: An Intellectual Portrait /Jonathan K. Crane -- In Search of God /Elliot N. Dorff -- Applying Jewish Law to New Circumstances /Elliot N. Dorff -- The Interaction of Judaism with Morality: Defining, Motivating, and Educating a Moral Person and Society /Elliot N. Dorff -- Donations from Ill-Gotten Gain: A Jewish Legal Perspective /Elliot N. Dorff -- Interview with Elliot N. Dorff /Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Select Bibliography.
Abstract:
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, the Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Rector of American Jewish University in Los Angeles, is one of today’s leading Jewish ethicists. Writing extensively on the intersection of law, morality, science, religion, and medicine, Dorff offers an authoritative and non-Orthodox interpretation of Jewish law. As a leader in the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, he has shaped the religious practices of Conservative Jews. In serving on national advisory committees and task forces, he has helped to articulate a distinctive Jewish voice on contested bioethical and biomedical issues. An analytic philosopher by training, Dorff has endorsed pluralism, arguing that Jewishness best flourishes in the context of American pluralism, and he has worked closely with non-Jews to advance religious pluralism in America
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
DOI:
10.1163/9789004279025
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