Norbert M. Samuelson: Reasoned Faith

Octavo. xv, 155, (1)pp. Selected bibliography. Dark blue over light blue boards, photo of Samuelson on front cover. A fine, as new copy. The Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers showcases outstanding Jewish thinkers who have made lasting contributions to constructive Jewish philosophy in the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century. Each volume is devoted to one particular thinker and is meant to show the thinner's relationship to the Jewish philosophical past and to contemporary Jewish existence. Each volume follows the same structure: an overview essay, several seminal essays by the philosopher, an interview with the editors, and a select bibliography of 120 items. Together the volumes in the Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers will feature the diversity and vitality of contemporary Jewish philosophy, will stimulate discussion on Jewish philosophical responses to contemporary challenges, and will chart new paths TOT Jewish philosophy in the 21st century. Available in print and electronically, the books in the Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers will be ideal for use in diverse educational settings (e.g., college-level courses, rabbinic seminaries, adult Jewish learning, and interreligious dialogue). (Publisher) Norbert M. Samuelson is Harold and Jean Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Trained as an analytic philosopher, he went on to establish the Academy of Jewish Philosophy in 1980, which contributed greatly to the professionalization of Jewish philosophy in America. An ordained Reform rabbi, a constructive theologian, and a public intellectual, Samuelson has insisted that philosophy is the very heart of Judaism and that in order to survive in the 21st century Judaism must rethink itself in light of contemporary science. Through his scholarship and organizational work he has brought a Jewish voice to the dialogue of religion and science. Viewing Jewish philosophy as central to the understanding of the Jewish past, Samuelson has explicated the philosophical dimension of Judaism, from the Bible to the present. (Publisher) Contents: Norbert M. Samuelson: an intellectual portrait / Jules Simon -- A critique of Rosenzweig's doctrine: is it Jewish and is it believable? / Norbert M. Samuelson -- The God of the theologians / Norbert M. Samuelson -- The concept of 'Nichts' in Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption / Norbert M. Samuelson -- The challenges of the modern sciences for Jewish faith / Norbert M. Samuelson -- Interview with Norbert M. Samuelson / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes. (OCLC) Brill's "Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers," Volume 15. …