Accepting and excepting : on pluralism and chosenness out of the sources of Judaism / Raphael Jospe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jospe, Raphael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish philosophy.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Religious pluralism.

Jews--Election, Doctrine of.

Jews.

Judaism--Doctrines--Comparative studies.

Judaism.

Antisemitism.

Religious fundamentalism.

epistemology.

antisemitism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Newton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Accepting and Excepting: On Pluralism and Chosenness Out of the Sources of Judaism is a collection of essays examining the need for inter-religious pluralism. So long as religions compete with each other by exclusive claims to absolute truth and salvation, how can they cooperate as forces for peace in an era of the global village and weapons of mass destruction? Our cognition of reality is necessarily colored and shaped by language, culture, religion, and gender. Given inevitable epistemological (not moral) relativism, exclusive and absolute truth claims are meaningless. By a process of revaluation, Jews can affirm the concept of the Chosen People as internally directed with no claims of superiority, and observe traditional sancta without traditional theism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Affirming chosenness and pluralism: are they compatible?

Chosenness and pluralism : ritual exclusivity vs. spiritual inclusivity

Pluralism out of the sources of Judaism: the quest for religious pluralism without relativism

“We have met the enemy and they are us : \`avodah zarah as an internal Jewish category”

Franz Rosenzweig’s inexpressible joy

Jewish views of Christianity : some reflections

Regina coeli : a Jewish source?

Jews and Mormons : similarities and differences

Yafet in the tents of Shem : attitudes towards “the wisdom of Greek” (ḥokhmat yevanit) among the rabbis and Jewish philosophers

God willing: im yirẓeh Hashem : in sha Allah

Saʿadiah Ga’on’s “reliable tradition” : who are the “community of monotheists?”

Love your fellow as yourself : universalism and particularism in Jewish exegesis of Leviticus 19:18

The new anti-Zionism and the old antisemitism : transformations

The Reform movement and Jewish status : some observations

Fundamentalism : a Jewish perspective

Personal reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed December 18, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Jospe, Raphael. Accepting and excepting

ISBN:

9798897830107

9798897830091

OCLC:

1514301244

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license