Jewish Theology and World Religions

Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Eugene Korn (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

360 Seiten

2016
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization (Verlag)
978-1-906764-92-0 (ISBN)

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A critical examination of the issues that Jews and Jewish thought face in confronting Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism-a key challenge in the modern world.

National Jewish Book Awards Finalist
for the Anthologies and Collections Award, 2012.

Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other faiths and exposure to their beliefs to a degree unknown in the past. Jewish thinking regarding other religions has not succeeded in keeping pace with the contemporary realities that regularly confront most Jews, nor has it adequately assimilated the ways in which other religions have changed their teachings about Jews and Judaism. Many Jews who grapple with Jewish tradition in the contemporary world want to know how Judaism sees today’s non-Jewish other in order to affirm itself. Re-examining Jewish tradition, they seek guidance in understanding their interfaith relationships in the light of a Jewish religious mission. Jewish Theology and World Religions advances this conversation, exploring critical issues that Jews and Jewish thought face when relating to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. It also analyses the philosophical issues raised by pluralism, non-exclusive approaches to religious truth, and appreciating the religious other.

The contributors to this volume represent a range of disciplines and denominations within Judaism and share the conviction that articulating contemporary Jewish views of other world religions is an urgent objective for Judaism. Their essays show why formulating a Jewish theology of world religions is a priority for Jewish thinkers and educators concerned with reinvigorating Judaism's contribution to the contemporary world, and how it coheres with maintaining Jewish identity and continuity.

Alon Goshen-Gottstein is the founder and director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute. He is the author of Same God, Other God, Judaism, Hinduism and the Problem of Idolatry (2016), Religious Genius: Appreciating Outstanding Individuals Across Traditions (2017), Luther the Antisemite: A Contemporary Jewish Perspective (2018), and Coronaspection: World Religious Leaders Reflect on Covid-19 (2020), and the editor of Covenant and World Religions: Irving Greenberg, Jonathan Sacks, and the Quest for Orthodox Pluralism (Littman Library, 2024). Eugene Korn is academic director of the Center for Jewish–Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Efrat, where he is co-director of the Institute for Theological Inquiry. He is editor of 'Meorot: A Forum for Modern Orthodox Discourse.'

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Preface - Eugene Korn

Introduction: Towards a Jewish Theology of World Religions: Framing the Issues - ALON GOSHEN-GOTTSTEIN

Part I Philosophical Perspectives on Jewish Pluralism

1Jewish Views of World Religions: Four Models - ALAN BRILL
2Justifying Inter-Religious Pluralism - AVI SAGI

3Pluralism out of the Sources of Judaism: The Quest for Religious Pluralism without Relativism - RAPHAEL JOSPE

4Respectful Disagreement: Reply to Raphael Jospe - JOLENE S. KELLNER and MENACHEM KELLNER

Part II Judaism and the Other

5Can Another Religion Be Seen as the Other? - STANISLAW KRAJEWSKI

6The Violence of the Neutral - MEIR SENDOR

7Jewish Liturgical Memory and the Non-Jew: Past Realities and Future Possibilities - RUTH LANGER

Part III Judaism and World Religions

8Rethinking Christianity: Rabbinic Positions and Possibilities - EUGENE KORN
9Maimonides’ Treatment of Christianity and its Normative Implications - DAVID NOVAK

10The Banished Brother: Islam in Jewish Thought and Faith - PAUL FENTON

11Encountering Hinduism: Thinking Through Avodah zarah - ALON GOSHEN GOTTSTEIN

12Judaism and Buddhism: A Jewish Approach to a Godless Religion - JEROME (YEHUDA) GELLMAN

Concluding Reflections - ALON GOSHEN-GOTTSTEIN

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Erscheinungsdatum	25.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-10	1-906764-92-1 / 1906764921
ISBN-13	978-1-906764-92-0 / 9781906764920
Zustand	Neuware