NEJS 153B — Modern Jewish Intellectual History
[ hum ]Among the most influential America philosophers of twentieth-century Judaism were Joseph Soloveitchik, Abraham Heschel, David Hartman, and Irving Greenberg. Their distinctive combinations of modernity and tradition changed the nature of Jewish philosophical reflection in America and abroad. The course will focus on their commonalities and differences. The topics include epistemology, the understanding of the human, the nature of revelation and redemption, the function of prayer, the understanding of the Sabbath, the role of Judaism in modernity, and inter-religious dialogue. Usually offered every third year.