Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9667-6
Verlag: CONTINNUUM 3PL

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 472 g

Reihe: Kogod Library of Judaic Studie

This collection of essays, authored by scholars of the Shalom Hartman Institute, addresses three critical challenges posed to Judaism by modernity: the challenge of ideas, the challenge of diversity, and the challenge of statehood, and provides insights and ideas for the future direction of Judaism.

Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open marketplace of ideas. Jews can no longer count on an assumedly necessary Jewish identity or commitment, nor on the rallying force of anti-Semitism to ensure an individual and collective sense of belonging. Rather Jewish moral, spiritual and historical values and ideas must be read with new eyes and challenged to address modernity’s proliferating array of questions and realities. The pertinent questions modern Jewry faces are how to embrace modernity as Jews and what such an embrace means for the meaning and future of Jewish life. This collection of essays, authored by scholars of the Shalom Hartman Institute, addresses three critical challenges posed to Judaism by modernity: the challenge of ideas, the challenge of diversity, and the challenge of statehood, and provides insights and ideas for the future direction of Judaism. Providing readers with new insights into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, the collection explores a wide range of issues that includes: the significance of Israel for the future of Judaism; the Jewish people as a people; the relationship between monotheism and violence; revelation and ethics; Judaism and the feminist challenge; and Judaism and homosexuality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Halbertal, Moshe

Hartman, Donniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Moderne & Gegenwart

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Donniel Hartman
Part I: The Challenge of Ideas
Judaism and the Challenges of Science, Menachem Fisch
Tradition and Legal Change, Zvi Zohar
Tradition, Continuity and Change, Vered Noam
Revelation and Ethics, Donniel Hartman
Traditional Judaism and the Feminist Challenge, Chanah Safari
The Changing Status of Women in Liberal Judaism: A Reflective Critique, Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi
Judaism, Feminism and Homosexuality, Jonathan Malino and Tamar Malino
Part II: The Challenge of Diversity
The Religious Significance of Pluralism, David Hartman
Monotheism and Violence, Moshe Halbertal
Who is a Jew: Membership and Admission Policies in the Jewish Community, Donniel Hartman
The Anomalies of Jewish Political Identity, Michael Walzer
Part III: The Challenge of Statehood
The Significance of Israel for the Future of Judaism, David Hartman
Religion and State in Israel, Menachem Lorberbaum
War and Peace, Noam Zohar
Universalism and Particularism: The Non-Member within Jewish Law, Moshe Halbertal

Über Autor(innen)

Moshe Halbertal is Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Senior Research Fellow at Shalom Hartman Institute.
Donniel Hartman is the Co-Director of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and is one of the leading innovators in contemporary Jewish thought and education.