What is Judaism? : an interpretation for the present age / Emil L. Fackenheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fackenheim, Emil L.

Series:

Library of Jewish philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism.

Physical Description:

320 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First Syracuse University Press edition.

Place of Publication:

[Syracuse, N.Y.] : Syracuse University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Emil Fackenheim is one of the country's most distinguished philosophers, and "to mention his name, " said Eugene B. Borowitz, "is to conjure up visions of Kierkegaard, Elie Wiesel, Martin Buber, and Franz Rosenzweig." In this highly readable volume, he presents both an introduction to Judaism and an analysis of its essence in light of the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel. He begins with the religious situation of the contemporary Jew, and covers topics such as anti-Semitism, Zionism, and the relationship between Judaism and other religions.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Summit Books, c1987.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and indexes.

ISBN:

0815606230

OCLC:

41646065