Judaism and modernity : the religious philosophy of David Hartman / edited by Jonathan W. Malino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hartman, David, 1931-2013.

Malino, Jonathan W.

Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hartman, David, 1931-2013.

Hartman, David.

Jewish philosophy.

Judaism.

Theological anthropology--Judaism.

Theological anthropology.

Religious pluralism--Judaism.

Religious pluralism.

Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.

Maimonides, Moses.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xii, 481 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]

Contents:

|nPeter Berkowitz: Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School

|nJonathan Cohen: School of Education, Hebrew University

|nArnold Eisen: Daniel E. Koshland Professor in Jewish Culture & Religion, Stanford University

|nRabbi David Ellenson: President and I.H. Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

|nGeorge P. Fletcher: Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia University School of Law

|nYehuda Gellman: Professor of Philosophy, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nMoshe Greenberg: Professor of Bible, Hebrew University

|nMoshe Halbertal: Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Thought, Hebrew University Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nRabbi Doctor Donniel Hartman: Co-Director, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nWarren Zev Harvey: Professor of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University

|nMarc Hirshman: Director, Melton Centre for Jewish Education, Hebrew University Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nRivka Horowitz: Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

|nMoshe Idel: Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nLawrence Kaplan: Professor of Rabbinics and Jewish Philosophy, McGill University

|nMenachem Kellner: Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought, University of Haifa

|nBarry S. Kogan: Clarence & Robert Efroymson Professor of Philosophy & Jewish Religious Thought, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

|nHenry Samuel Levinson: Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

|nSanford Levinson: W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law and Professor of Government, University of Texas School of Law

|nJonathan W. Malino: Professor of Philosophy, Guilford College

|nEphraim Meir: Associate Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Bar Ilan University

|nHilary Putnam: Cogan University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Harvard University

|nRuth Anna Putnam: Professor of Philosophy Emerita, Wellesley College

|nAvi Sagi: Founder and Director of the Graduate Program in Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies, Professor of Philosophy, Bar Ilan University Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nMichael J. Sandel: Anne & Robert Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University

|nRabbi Harold M. Schulweis: Congregation Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, California

|nDavid Shatz: Professor of Philosophy, Yeshiva University

|nJosef Stern: Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago

|nMichael Walzer: UPS Foundation Professor of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University

|nShira Wolosky: Professor of American and English Literature, Hebrew University

|nDror Yinon: Dept. of Philosophy, Hebrew University Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

|nNoam Zion: Shalom Hartman Institute

|nZvi Zohar: Professor of Law and Jewish Studies, Bar Ilan University Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

Part I Philosophy of Religion

Judaism in Light of the Rebirth of the State of Israel: The Philosophy of David Hartman / Donniel Hartman 3

David Hartman and the Crisis in Modern Faith / Moshe Halbertal 25

In What Sense is David Hartman a Jewish Theologian? / Moshe Idel 35

Interpretation Beyond Metaphysics / Shira Wolosky 53

Why David Hartman isn't a "Philosophical Theologian" / Jonathan W. Malino, Henry Samuel Levinson 65

Time and Religious Consciousness in the Thought of David Hartman / Dror Yinon 79

From Anthropology to Metaphysics: David Hartman on Divine Intervention / David Shatz 104

Part II Religious Anthropology

Mastery and Hubris in Judaism: The Religious Anthropology of David Hartman / Michael J. Sandel 121

Educating for Spiritual Maturity: Hartman's Interpretation of Judaism as a "Religion for Adults" / Jonathan Cohen 133

Biblical Faith and the Roots of Human Dignity / Peter Berkowitz 151

Adam and Our Selves / George P. Fletcher 158

The Akedah in the Thought of David Hartman / Yehuda Gellman 171

The Covenant of Conscience / Harold M. Schulweis 187

Memory / Ruth Anna Putnam 198

A Faith-ful Jewish Critical Interpretation of the Bible / Moshe Greenberg 210

The Rabbinic Ideal of the Peacemaker: David Hartman Reads Maimonides' Laws of Hanukkah / Noam Zion 216

Love Thy Companion as Thyself: Musings on its Usage in Tannaitic Literature and the Sermon on the Mount / Marc Hirshman 228

Part III Pluralism and Zionism

The Pluralism of David Hartman / Hilary Putnam 237

David Hartman, Paul van Buren and Franz Rosenzweig on Jewish-Christian Dialogue / Rivka Horwitz 249

David Hartman on The Attitudes of Soloveitchik and Heschel Towards Christianity / Ephraim Meir 262

Can Interpretive Freedom be Unlimited? / Sanford Levinson 274

Interpretive Fluidity and P'sak in a Case of Pidyon Sh'vuyim: A Modern Israeli Responsum Illuminated by the Thought of David Hartman / David Ellenson 286

Zionism and Judaism / Michael Walzer 308

Israel and the Creation of Pluralistic Covenental Community / Arnold Eisen 326

Strangers in Our Home: Hartman on Peace with the Palestinians / Warren Zev Harvey 345

Part IV Maimonides and Halevi

Maimonides on Amalek, Self-Corrective Mechanisms, and the War against Idolatry / Josef Stern 359

The Unity of Maimonides' Religious Thought: The Laws of Mourning as a Case Study / Lawrence Kaplan 393

Maimonides on the "Normality" of Hebrew / Menachem Kellner 413

Who Has Implanted Within Us Eternal Life: Judah Halevi on Immortality and the Afterlife / Barry S. Kogan 445

David Hartman's Life and Thought / Avi Sagi, Zvi Zohar 467.

Notes:

Festschrift celebrating the 70th birthday of David Hartman.

"Writings of David Hartman" : pages [470]-471.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

ISBN:

0754639312

OCLC:

54753349