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Informationen zum Autor Nicholas De Lange is Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He is also a Fellow of Wolfson College and Director of Studies for Gonville and Caius College. His research interests include medieval Hebrew literature and manuscripts, contemporary Jewish theology and Jewish-Christian relations. Following a Research Fellowship in the Faculty of Divinity at University of Cambridge, Miri Freud-Kandel moved to Oxford to take up a lectureship in Modern Judaism and a Junior Research Fellowship at Wolfson College. Her research interests include the theological development of Orthodox Judaism, particularly in Britain. Klappentext A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-authored guide to contemporary Jewish life and thought, focusing on social, cultural and historical aspects of Judaism alongside theological issues. This volume includes 38 newly-commissioned essays, including contributions from leading specialists in their fields. This book covers the major areas of thought in contemporary Jewish Studies, including considerations of religious differences, sociological, philosophical, and gender issues, geographical diversity, inter-faith relations, and the impact of the Shoah and the modern state of Israel. Readership: Suitable for all undergraduate students studying Modern Judaism. Also for the general reader looking for a comprehensive guide to Modern Judaism. Zusammenfassung Covering the major areas of thought in contemporary Jewish Studies, including considerations of religious differences, sociological, philosophical, and gender issues, geographical diversity, inter-faith relations, and the impact of the Shoah and the state of Israel, this volume is multi-authored guide to contemporary Jewish life and thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis General Introduction 1: Uzi Rebhun: Demographic Issues Historical Issues 2: Lois Dubin: Enlightenment and Emancipation 3: Robert Jan van Pelt: Persecution 4: Emmanuele Ottolenghi: A National Home 5: Emmanuele Ottolenghi: Post-Zionism Issues of Religion and Modernity 6: Miri Freud-Kandel: Modernist Movements 7: Eliezer Don-Yehiya: Traditionalist Strands 8: Yaakov Malkin: Humanist and Secular Judaisms 9: George Wilkes: Jewish Renewal Local Issues 10: Chaim Waxman: American Jewry 11: Eran Kaplan: Israeli Jewry 12: Paula Hyman: French Jewry 13: Miri Freud-Kandel: British Jewry 14: John Klier: Jewry in the Former Soviet Union Social Issues 15: Harvey Goldberg: Survey 16: Ezra Kopelowitz: Jewish Identity 17: Nurit Stadler: Fundamentalism Religious Issues 18: Ruth Langer: Prayer and Worship 19: Nicholas de Lange: Authority of Texts 20: Jeremy Wanderer: The Future of Jewish Practice Theological Issues 21: Norbert Samuelson: Survey 22: David Novak: Revelation 23: Peter Ochs: Covenant Philosophical Issues 24: Kenneth Seeskin: Survey 25: Daniel Rynhold: The Problem of Evil 26: Michael Zank: Jewish Ethics in a Modern World Halakhic Issues 27: Joanathan Cohen: Survey 28: Daniel Sinclair: Halakhah and Israel 29: Steven H. Resnicoff: Contemporary Issues in Halakhah Gender Issues 30: Susannah Heschel: Survey 31: Judith Baskin: The Changing Role of the Woman 32: Mark Solomon: Sexuality Judaism and the Other 33: Elliot Horowitz: As Others See Jews 34: MargieTolstoy: Jewish-Christian Relations 35: Reuven Firestone: Jewish-Muslim Relations ...
