Cherry Coherent Judaism

Constructive Theology, Creation, and Halakhah
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-64469-342-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 570 Seiten

An ambitious work that searches for a usable past to generate a contemporary theology of creation and philosophy of Jewish law. How we behave (law) must, meaningfully and coherently, map on to our understanding of God and the world (a theology of creation).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cherry, Shai

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionPreface to Book IBook I: A Partisan History of Jewish Theology1 Priestly Religion2 Mosaic Torah3 Rabbinic Religiosity4 The Medieval Centrifuge5 Denominational Judaisms6 Contemporary ThoughtPreface to Book IIBook II: Jewish Theologies of Creation1 Biblical & Rabbinic Theologies of Creation2 Philosophical and Kabbalistic Theologies of Creation3 Post-Darwinian Theologies of Creation4 Post-Holocaust Theologies of CreationPreface to Book IIIBook III: Philosophies of Halakhah1. Rabbinic Philosophies of Halakhah2. Medieval Developments3. The Two Branches of a Diving Rod: Halakhah and Aggadah4. The Shrinking MiddleConclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Cherry Shai:
Shai Cherry, Ph.D., is rabbi of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, PA. Formerly on the faculties of Vanderbilt University and the University of San Diego, he is the featured lecturer for The Great Courses’ “Introduction to Judaism” and author of Torah through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary from the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times.Shai Cherry, Ph.D., is rabbi of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, PA. Formerly on the faculties of Vanderbilt University and the University of San Diego, he is the featured lecturer for The Great Courses’ “Introduction to Judaism” and author of Torah through Time: Understanding Bible Commentary from the Rabbinic Period to Modern Times.