Leo Baeck - Philosophical and Rabbinical Approaches

Leo Baeck (1873-1956) can be considered to be one of the most important proponents of German Jewry. Over the course of his life, he strove constantly to combine tradition and modernity within Judaism. Baeck educated young rabbis at Berlin's "Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums" (College for the Science of Judaism) and sought dialogue between Christianity, Islam, and other religions. Indebted to Baeck's legacy the Abraham Geiger College dedicated its annual study conference in 2006 to this brilliant Jewish thinker - to mark the fiftieth anniversary of his death on November 2, 1956. This volume celebrates the wide spectrum of Leo Baeck's heritage.

About the author

Rabbiner Walter Homolka, geb. 1964, Rektor des Abraham Geiger Kollegs und Honorarprofessor für Jüdische Studien der Universität Potsdam. Der ehemalige Landesrabbiner von Niedersachsen ist Vorsitzender des Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerks und Vizepräsident der European Union for Progressive Judaism.

Product details

• Assisted by: Walte Homolka (Editor), Walter Homolka (Editor)
• Publisher: Frank & Timme
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2006
• EAN: 9783865961150
• ISBN: 978-3-86596-115-0
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 7 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 184 g
• Series: Aus Religion und Recht; Aus Religion und Recht; Aus Religion und Recht, Bd. 9
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies