Epistles of Maimonides - Crisis and Leadership

Klappentext Maimonides, best known as the great codifier of Jewish law and philosophic master of Jewish and medieval thought, is largely unappreciated for his role as a statesman and leader. Too little attention is devoted to texts that reveal Maimonides' empathic involvement with the community. This volume shows Maimonides as he led the Jewish people through an age of crisis; the epistles contained herein represent the philosopher's response to three critical issues of his day: religious persecution, the claims of Christianity and Islam, and rational philosophy's challenge to faith. Zusammenfassung These letters represent Maimonides’ response to three issues critical to Jews in his day and ours; religious persecution, the claims of Christianity and Islam and rational philosophy's challenge to faith.

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• Authors: Abraham S. Halkin, HALKIN ABRAHAM S, Moses Maimonides
• Assisted by: Abraham Halkin (Translation), Abraham S Halkin (Translation), Abraham S. Halkin (Translation)
• Publisher: Jewish Publications Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2009
• EAN: 9780827604308
• ISBN: 978-0-8276-0430-8
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; RELIGION / Judaism / General, Religion - Judaism