Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (361 pages)
ISBN:
9781909821057
Inhalt:
Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other faiths and exposure to their beliefs to a degree unknown in the past. Jewish thinking regarding other religions has not succeeded in keeping pace with the contemporary realities that regularly confront most Jews, nor has it adequately assimilated the ways in which other religions have changed their teachings about Jews and Judaism. Many Jews who grapple with Jewish tradition in the contemporary world want to know how Judaism sees today's non-Jewish other in order to affirm itself. By re-examining the Jewish tradition, they seek guidance in understanding their interfaith relationships in the light of a Jewish religious mission. Jewish Theology and World Religions advances this conversation, exploring the critical issues that Jews - and Jewish thought - face when relating to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The book also analyzes the philosophical issues raised by pluralism, nonexclusive approaches to religious truth, and appreciating the religious other. The contributions to this volume represent a range of disciplines and denominations within Judaism and share the conviction that articulating contemporary Jewish views of other world religions is an urgent objective for Judaism. These essays show why formulating a Jewish theology of world religions is a priority for Jewish thinkers and educators concerned with reinvigorating Judaism's contribution to the contemporary world, and how it coheres with maintaining Jewish identity and continuity. In January 2013, this book was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award in the category of Anthologies and Collections
Inhalt:
Cover -- Contents -- Note on Transliteration -- Towards a Jewish Theology of World Religions: Framing the Issues -- PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON JEWISH PLURALISM -- 1. Jewish Views ofWorld Religions: Four Models -- 2. Justifying Interreligious Pluralism -- 3. Pluralism out of the Sources of Judaism: The Quest for Religious Pluralism without Relativism -- 4. Respectful Disagreement: A Response to Raphael Jospe -- PART II: JUDAISM AND THE OTHER -- 5. Can Another Religion Be Seen as the Other? -- 6. The Violence of the Neutral in Interfaith Relations -- 7. Jewish Liturgical Memory and the Non-Jew: Past Realities and Future Possibilities -- PART III: JUDAISM AND WORLD RELIGIONS -- 8. Rethinking Christianity: Rabbinic Positions and Possibilities -- 9. Maimonides' Treatment of Christianity and its Normative Implications -- 10. The Banished Brother: Islam in Jewish Thought and Faith -- 11. Encountering Hinduism: Thinking Through Avodah Zarah -- 12. Judaism and Buddhism: A Jewish Approach to a Godless Religion -- Concluding Reflections -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781906764920
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Goshen-Gottstein, Alon Jewish Theology and World Religions London : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The,c2012 ISBN 9781906764920
Sprache:
Englisch
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