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Title

Judaism and the West

Authors

Robert Erlewine, Illinois Wesleyan University

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Description

From Indiana University Press:

Grappling with the place of Jewish philosophy at the margin of religious studies, Robert Erlewine examines the work of five Jewish philosophers—Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Joseph Soloveitchik—to bring them into dialogue within the discipline. Emphasizing the tenuous place of Jews in European, and particularly German, culture, Erlewine unapologetically contextualizes Jewish philosophy as part of the West. He teases out the antagonistic and overlapping attempts of Jewish thinkers to elucidate the philosophical and cultural meaning of Judaism when others sought to deny and even expel Jewish influences. By reading the canon of Jewish philosophy in this new light, Erlewine offers insight into how Jewish thinkers used religion to assert their individuality and modernity.

ISBN

978-0-253-02225-7

Publication Date

Summer 8-1-2016

Keywords

Religion, Judaism, Religious Philosophy, Jewish Philosopy

Disciplines

Jewish Studies | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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Recommended Citation

Erlewine, Robert, "Judaism and the West" (2016). IWU Authors Bookshelf. 93.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/bookshelf/93