Speaking/Writing of God: Jewish Philosophical Reflections on the Life With Others

Oppenheim, Michael D.

ISBN 10: 0791434583 / ISBN 13: 9780791434581

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, 1997

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222 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speaking/Writing of God: Jewish Philosophical Reflections on the Life With Others
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791434583
• ISBN 13: 9780791434581
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

Identifies and examines the central insights of Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas concerning the religious dimensions of the relationships between persons and extends these insights in order to explore the relevance of religious language to speak of post-Holocaust Jewish life, the critique of the tradition by feminist Jewish philosophers and theologians, and the challenges of religious pluralism.

Speaking/Writing of God explores the manner in which religious language develops in answer to the challenges and promise of three features of the life with others: the encounter between persons, the quest by Jewish women to be accepted-including their distinctiveness/otherness as women-as full participants in Jewish communal life, and the dialogue between Jews and non-Jews.

Although a major stream of modern Jewish philosophy has focused on the transcendent dimension of the relationship between persons, this book studies the contribution of feminist Judaism to modern Jewish philosophy and the impact of religious pluralism on Jewish religious life and thought.

About the Author

Michael Oppenheim is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Concordia University, Montreal. He is the coeditor of Truth and Compassion: Essays on Judaism and Religion in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Soloman Frank; and author of What Does Revelation Mean for the Modern Jew?: Rosenzweig, Buber, Fackenheim and Mutual Upholding: Fashioning Jewish Philosophy through Letters.