Jewish theology and world religions / edited by Alon Goshen-Gottstein and Eugene Korn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goshen-Gottstein, Alon, editor.

Korn, Eugene, 1947- editor.

Series:

Liverpool scholarship online.

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations.

Judaism.

Religions.

Theology.

Judaism--Doctrines.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2012.

Summary:

Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other faiths and exposure to their beliefs to a degree unknown in the past. Jewish thinking regarding other religions has not succeeded in keeping pace with the contemporary realities that regularly confront most Jews, nor has it adequately assimilated the ways in which other religions have changed their teachings about Jews and Judaism. Many Jews who grapple with Jewish tradition in the contemporary world want to know how Judaism sees today's non-Jewish other in order to affirm itself. By re-examining the J.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Note on Transliteration; Towards a Jewish Theology of World Religions: Framing the Issues; PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON JEWISH PLURALISM; 1. Jewish Views of World Religions: Four Models; 2. Justifying Interreligious Pluralism; 3. Pluralism out of the Sources of Judaism: The Quest for Religious Pluralism without Relativism; 4. Respectful Disagreement: A Response to Raphael Jospe; PART II: JUDAISM AND THE OTHER; 5. Can Another Religion Be Seen as the Other?; 6. The Violence of the Neutral in Interfaith Relations.

7. Jewish Liturgical Memory and the Non-Jew: Past Realities and Future PossibilitiesPART III: JUDAISM AND WORLD RELIGIONS; 8. Rethinking Christianity: Rabbinic Positions and Possibilities; 9. Maimonides' Treatment of Christianity and its Normative Implications; 10. The Banished Brother: Islam in Jewish Thought and Faith; 11. Encountering Hinduism: Thinking Through Avodah Zarah; 12. Judaism and Buddhism: A Jewish Approach to a Godless Religion; Concluding Reflections; Notes on the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Dec 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80034-019-2

1-909821-05-5

OCLC:

1039917548