CiNii Books - Contemporary Jewish theology : a reader

A collection of 20th-century Jewish writings. This anthology highlights the enormous range of theological viewpoints and methods that have characterized Jewish theological reflection in modern times. Including representative selections from both pre- and post-World War II thinkers, with emphasis on writings since the 1960s the volume offers essays on God; creation; revelation; redemption; covenant/chosenness; law; the Holocaust; and the modern State of Israel.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
I. INTRODUCTION
1. An Incessantly Gushing Fountain: The Nature of Jewish Theology
II. CLASSICAL THEOLOGIANS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: APPROACHES TO GOD
2. Religion of Reason Out of the Sources of Judaism
3. The Star of Redemption
4. I and Thou
5. A Thirst for the Living God
and The Pangs of Cleansing
6. God as the Power that Makes for Salvation
7. God in Search of Men
III. CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS ON TRADITIONAL THEMES
A. GOD
8. Belief in a Personal God: The Position of Liberal Supernaturalism
9. In Search of God
10. From God to Godliness: Proposal for a Predicate Theology
11. Toward a Feminist Jewish Reconstruction of Monotheism
and Further Thoughts on Liturgy as an Expression of Theology
12. Jewish Feminist Theology
B. CREATION
13. The Wings of the Dove: Jewish Values, Science, and Halachah
14. Seek My Face, Speak My Name
C. REVELATION
15. Revelation in the Jewish Tradition
16. Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew
D. REDEMPTION
17. The Natural and the Supernatural Jew
18. On Jewish Eschatology
E. COVENANT/CHOSENNESS
19. Renewing the Covenant
20. The Election of Israel
21. The Body of Faith
22. Standing Again at Sinai
23. A Jewish Theology of Jewish Relations to Other Peoples
F. LAW
24. Halakhic Man
25. Some Criteria for Modern Jewish Observance
26. Dynamics of Judaism
27. Engendering Judaism
IV. TWO PIVOTAL EXPERIENCES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
A. THE HOLOCAUST
28. Faith after the Holocaust
29. After Auschwitz
30. The Jewish Return into History
and To Mend the World
31. Cloud of Smoke, Pillar of Fire: Judaism, Christianity, and Modernity after the Holocaust
B. THE STATE OF ISRAEL
32. Exile as a Neurotic Solution
33. The Third Jewish Commonwealth
35. Beyond Innocence and Redemption
V. LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE OF JEWISH THOUGHT: A SYMPOSIUM
36. New Directions in Jewish Theology in America
37. Another Perspective on Theological Directions for the Jewish Future
38. The Nature and Direction of Modern Jewish Theology: Some Thoughts Occasioned by Arthur Green
39. B'nei Ezra: An Introduction to Textual Reasoning
Suggestions for Further Reading
Biographical Sketches

Volume: : paper ISBN 9780195114676

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Contemporary Jewish Theology: A Reader presents the most comprehensive collection to date of Jewish religious writings from the latter half of this century. Featuring selections from both pre- and post-World War II thinkers, this carefully constructed anthology highlights the enormous range of theological viewpoints and methods that have characterized Jewish theological reflection in modern times. An extraordinarily rich compilation, it represents many different perspectives, including those of Orthodox thinkers and feminists, Israelis and Americans, rationalists and mystics, and post-modernists. Extensive introductions place these writings in historical and philosophical context and identify the fundamental continuities and tensions among contemporary Jewish thinkers. Following a general introduction, the volume is organized into four parts. The first section includes representative selections from the major Jewish philosophers of the early twentieth century (Cohen, Rosenzweig, Buber, Kook, Kaplan, and Heschel). The second part includes recent essays on God, creation, revelation, redemption, covenant/chosenness, and law. The third section provides seminal essays on the Holocaust and the modern State of Israel, topics that have held tremendous importance for Jewish thinkers over the past few decades. The book concludes with a symposium on future directions in Jewish theology at the dawn of the twenty-first century, and also provides extensive suggestions for further reading. Contemporary Jewish Theology: A Reader is designed as a companion volume to the editors' earlier book, Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality: A Reader (OUP, 1995). An exceptional introduction to contemporary Jewish thinking, it is an essential text for courses in Jewish thought and theology.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
I. INTRODUCTION
1. An Incessantly Gushing Fountain: The Nature of Jewish Theology
II. CLASSICAL THEOLOGIANS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: APPROACHES TO GOD
2. Religion of Reason Out of the Sources of Judaism
3. The Star of Redemption
4. I and Thou
5. A Thirst for the Living God
and The Pangs of Cleansing
6. God as the Power that Makes for Salvation
7. God in Search of Men
III. CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS ON TRADITIONAL THEMES
A. GOD
8. Belief in a Personal God: The Position of Liberal Supernaturalism
9. In Search of God
10. From God to Godliness: Proposal for a Predicate Theology
11. Toward a Feminist Jewish Reconstruction of Monotheism
and Further Thoughts on Liturgy as an Expression of Theology
12. Jewish Feminist Theology
B. CREATION
13. The Wings of the Dove: Jewish Values, Science, and Halachah
14. Seek My Face, Speak My Name
C. REVELATION
15. Revelation in the Jewish Tradition
16. Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew
D. REDEMPTION
17. The Natural and the Supernatural Jew
18. On Jewish Eschatology
E. COVENANT/CHOSENNESS
19. Renewing the Covenant
20. The Election of Israel
21. The Body of Faith
22. Standing Again at Sinai
23. A Jewish Theology of Jewish Relations to Other Peoples
F. LAW
24. Halakhic Man
25. Some Criteria for Modern Jewish Observance
26. Dynamics of Judaism
27. Engendering Judaism
IV. TWO PIVOTAL EXPERIENCES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
A. THE HOLOCAUST
28. Faith after the Holocaust
29. After Auschwitz
30. The Jewish Return into History
and To Mend the World
31. Cloud of Smoke, Pillar of Fire: Judaism, Christianity, and Modernity after the Holocaust
B. THE STATE OF ISRAEL
32. Exile as a Neurotic Solution
33. The Third Jewish Commonwealth
35. Beyond Innocence and Redemption
V. LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE OF JEWISH THOUGHT: A SYMPOSIUM
36. New Directions in Jewish Theology in America
37. Another Perspective on Theological Directions for the Jewish Future
38. The Nature and Direction of Modern Jewish Theology: Some Thoughts Occasioned by Arthur Green
39. B'nei Ezra: An Introduction to Textual Reasoning
Suggestions for Further Reading
Biographical Sketches

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