Jewish theology for a postmodern age / Miriam Feldmann Kaye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldmann Kaye, Miriam, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)

The Littman library of Jewish civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Postmodernism.

Sh. G. R. (Shimʻon Gershon Rozenberg).

Sh. G. R.

Ross, Tamar.

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

Judaism--Philosophy.

Jewish philosophy--21st century.

Jewish philosophy.

Physical Description:

viii, 160 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, in association with Liverpool University Press, 2019.

Summary:

This pioneering study is one of the first English-language books to address Jewish theology from a postmodern perspective, probing the question of how it has the potential to survive the postmodern onslaught that some see as heralding the collapse of religion. Basing her arguments on both philosophical and theological scholarship, the author shows how postmodernism might actually be a resource for rejuvenating religion. Her response to the conception of theology and postmodernism as competing systems of thought is based on a close critical study of Rav Shagar (Shimon Gershon Rosenberg) and Tamar Ross. She analyzes their writings through the lens of the most radical continental postmodern philosophers and cultural critics in order to offer a compelling theology compatible with their world-view. Whether the reader considers postmodernism to be inherently problematic or merely inconsequential, this study demonstrates why reconsidering these preconceptions is one of the most pressing issues in contemporary Jewish thought.

Contents:

Note on transliteration. Introduction : Conceptual backdrop: the enigma of postmodernism

Objectives

Concepts and terminology

The focus of this book

Reading Tamar Ross: two theological principles

Reading Shagar

Comparative methodologies. 1 Culture : Cultural particularism

The deconstruction of universalism

Multiple truths and the perils of relativism

Conclusions. 2 Language : The problem of language

Religious language in a postmodern age

Shagar: language, semiotics, and theology

Ross: language and imagination

Conclusions. 3 Revelation : Torah min hashamayim through a postmodern lens

Culture and revelation: the role of the community

Language and revelation: mysticism and deconstructionism

Imaging and imagining: "visionary theology" for the postmodern age. Conclusion : "Visionary theology"

The future: Jewish approaches to other religions and interreligious dialogue. Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-151) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781906764685

1906764689

OCLC:

891618092