Jewish Religion After Theology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781934843567)

Jewish Religion after Theology ponders one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophizing based primarily on practice. Different chapters study this great shift and its various manifestations. The central figure of this new examination is Isaiah Leibowitz, whose thoughts encapsulate more than any other Jewish thinker this stance of religion without metaphysics. Sagi explores corresponding issues such as observance, the possibility of pluralism, the meaning of penance without messianic suppositions, and pragmatic coping with theodicy after the Holocaust, presenting the different possibilities within this great alteration in Jewish thought.

Author: Avi Sagi
ISBN-10: 1934843563
ISBN-13: 9781934843567
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 19