Jewish religion after theology:

"Avi Sagi's book 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 figur...

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1. Verfasser: Śagiʾ, Avraham 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Hebrew
Veröffentlicht: Brighton, MA Academic Studies Press 2009
Schriftenreihe:Jewish philosopy and Kabbalah
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Zusammenfassung:"Avi Sagi's book 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"--Publisher's description.
Beschreibung:Erscheint auch als Open Access bei De Gruyter
Beschreibung:IX, 253 S.
ISBN:9781934843208
DOI:10.1515/9781644693308