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How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the
God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's
eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni,
Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the
past century, declares that at this time of God's near absence,
Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to
come near again. Jews must continue to study the classic texts of
rabbinic Judaism but now with greater humility, recognizing that
even the greatest religious leaders and thinkers interpret these
texts only as mere people, prone to human error. Breaking the
Tablets is important reading for anyone who feels burdened by the
question of how it is possible to believe in God and practice their
religion.
How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the
God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's
eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni,
Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the
past century, declares that at this time of God's near absence,
Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to
come near again. Jews must continue to study the classic texts of
rabbinic Judaism but now with greater humility, recognizing that
even the greatest religious leaders and thinkers interpret these
texts only as mere people, prone to human error. Breaking the
Tablets is important reading for anyone who feels burdened by the
question of how it is possible to believe in God and practice their
religion.
This is the first study of Charles Peirce's philosophy as a form of
writing and the first study of his pragmatic writings as a critique
of the modern attempt to change society by writing philosophy.
According to Ochs, Peirce concluded that his own pragmatism
displayed the errors of modernity, attempting to recreate rather
than repair modern philosophy. His self-critique - which he called
pragmaticism - refashions pragmatism as what Ochs calls a
'pragmatic method of reading': a method of, first, uncovering the
conflicting beliefs that generate modern philosophies and, second,
recommending ways of repairing these conflicts. Redescribing
Peirce's pragmatism as 'the logic of scripture', Ochs suggests that
Christians and Jews may in fact re-read pragmatism as a logic of
Scripture: that is, as a modern philosopher's way of diagramming
the Bible's rules for repairing broken lives and healing societal
suffering.
This is the first study of Charles Peirce's philosophy as a form of writing and the first study of his pragmatic writings as a critique of the modern attempt to change society by writing philosophy. Ochs argues that, as corrected by the pragmatists, the task of modern philosophy is, through writing, to diagram the otherwise hidden rules through which modern sociey repairs itself. Peirce labelled this elemental writing "enscribing," or "scripture." Redescribing Peirce's pragmatism as "the logic of scripture," Peter Ochs suggests that Christians and Jews may in fact re-read pragmatism as a logic of Scripture: that is, as a modern philosopher's way of diagramming the Bible's rules for repairing broken lives and healing societal suffering.
Daniel W. Hardy (1930-2007) was Director fo the Princeton Center of
Theological Inquiry, and before that Van Midert Professor of
Theology in the Univeristy of Durham. Wording a radiance' is a
theology of the Spirit and of the Eucharistic foundations of the
Church. It is also the last testament of a great ecclesial
theologian, and the editors present his theology in a manner that
honours its character as testament. They situate his theology in
the context of the last year of his life, which included a
spiritual pilgrimage to the Holy Land and his conscious effort to
dictate a brief theology as his parting words to the Church and the
academy.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ Promethee: Opera En Trois Actes Et En Vers Peter Ochs
Over the past few decades, there has been a dramatic and
unprecedented shift in Jewish-Christian relations, including signs
of a new, improved Christian attitude towards Jews. "Christianity
in Jewish Terms" is a Jewish theological response to the profound
changes that have taken place in Christian thought. The book is
divided into ten chapters, each of which features a main essay,
written by a Jewish scholar, that explores the meaning of a set of
Christian beliefs. Following the essay are responses from a second
Jewish scholar and a Christian scholar. Designed to generate new
conversations within the American Jewish community and between the
Jewish and Christian communities, "Christianity in Jewish Terms"
lays the foundation for better understanding. It was named a Choice
Outstanding Academic Book of 2001.
In Reviewing the Covenant, six Jewish philosophers -- and one
Christian colleague -- respond to the work of the renowned Jewish
theologian Eugene Borowitz, one of the leading figures in the
movement of "postmodern" Jewish philosophy and theology. The title
recalls Borowitz's earlier book, Renewing the Covenant: A Theology
for the Postmodern Jew, in which he lent this movement a
theological agenda, and the essays in this book respond to
Borowitz's call: to revitalize contemporary Judaism by renewing the
covenant that binds modern Jews to re-live and re-interpret the
traditions of Judaism's past.
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