A History of Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy - Volume II: The Birth of Jewish Historical Studies and the Modern Jewish Religious Movements

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of modern Jewish thought, Volume 2 (of 5) covers the major thinkers of the nineteenth-century German-Jewish religious movements and the east-European Haskalah, with extensive primary source excerpts.

About the author

Eliezer Schweid, recipient of the prestigious Israel prize (1994) as well as two honorary degrees, is Emeritus Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University. He has published over 40 books on Jewish thought of all periods and contemporary topics and has commented frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern.

Leonard Levin (translator-annotator) has taught Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York.

Product details

• Authors: Eliezer Schweid
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.2015
• EAN: 9789004290907
• ISBN: 978-90-04-29090-7
• No. of pages: 342
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 656 g
• Series: Supplements to the Journal of
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism