The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought - Hardcover

Homolka, Walter; Friedlander, Albert H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082640782X ISBN 13: 9780826407825

Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 1994

Synopsis

As Israelis and Arabs try to reach a settlement, this timely study offers a valuable historical dimension, from the Jewish point of view, to the main issue involved - the idea of peace. The authors maintain that peace has always played an important role in Jewish thought, that in fact Judaism as a religion is characterized by the striving for peace. They reach this conclusion after examining a variety of sources, ranging from the biblical texts of Old Israel to the Talmudic tradition and Jewish philosophy of religion up until the twentieth century.

About this title

About the Author:

Rabbi Professor Dr. Walter Homolka is rector of the Abraham Geiger College at Potsdam University, Germany's first rabbinical seminary since the Holocaust. He is Chairman of the Leo Baeck Foundation and an Executive Board Member of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. His publications include Leo Baeck: Teacher of Theresienstadt (1991) and Riders towards the Dawn(1993).

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 082640782X
• ISBN 13: 9780826407825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144