This volume features the thought and writings of Rabbi David Novak, a leading Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law and showcases his work on the intersection of tradit
Four reprinted essays by Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, are preceded by an intellectual portrait of the rabbi, social philosopher, proponent of interfaith d
This volume features Eliezer Schweid s most original essays and an interview with him. Together they express his fundamental outlook: the faith of a secular Jew, articulating responsibility toward one
Jewish-German philosopher Hans Jonas (1903-1993), a student of Heidegger who taught at the New School for Social Research, posed an existential biology to reconcile moral responsibility, biology, and
From Plato to the present, Western philosophers have debated the meaning of "happiness." Is it a feeling, a subjective psychological state, a general disposition, or a regulative idea? What are the co
Jewish ecological discourse has shown that Judaism harbors deep concern for the well-being of the natural world. However, the movement has not articulated a Jewish theology of nature, nor has it submi
This anthology reflects on the future of Jewish philosophy in light of the Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers (Brill, 2013-2018). The essays assess the academic contribution and cultural imp
Michael L. Morgan is Emeritus Chancellor Professor at Indiana University and the Grafstein Visiting Chair in Jewish Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively on ancient Greek
David Shatz is the Ronald P. Stanton University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Thought at Yeshiva University and the editor of the Torah u-Madda Journal.
Menachem Fisch is the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Director of the Center for Religious and Interreligious Studies at Tel Aviv University. He is also Senio
Tamar Ross, Professor of Jewish Philosophy (Emerita) at Bar-Ilan University, is a constructive theologian who has made original and important contributions to feminist Orthodoxy.
Arthur Green is currently Rector of the post-denominational Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Newton, Massachusetts, and has held several distinguished academic and rabbinic positions. A historian a
Michael Fishbane is Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Trained in biblical studies, he also writes constructive hermeneutic
The core of the volume is four essays by Samuelson (b. 1936), a scholar of medieval and modern Jewish philosophy, a constructive theologian, and an early proponent of the dialogue of Judaism and scien
Bleich is first and foremost a halakhist, a master of Jewish law, but also a Jewish philosopher. Here, five of his essays cover the Halakhic process, life as an intrinsic value, moral debate and seman
Menachem Kellner is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa and now chair of the Department of Philosophy and Jewish thought at Shalem College in Jerusalem.
Elliot R. Wolfson is Professor of Religious Studies and the Marsha and Jay Glazer Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
"Avi Sagi is professor of philosophy at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, and senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Israel. A philosopher, literary critic, scholar of cul
Four essays by American Jewish philosopher Goodman cover value and the dynamics of being; respect for nature in the Jewish tradition; leaving Eden; and time, creation, and the mirror of Narcissus. Ala
Moshe Idel, the Max Cooper Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Senior Researcher at the Shalom Hartman Institute, is a world-renowned scholar of the Jewish mystical tradition
Jewish Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century showcases living Jewish thinkers who produce innovative ideas taking into consideration theology, hermeneutics, politics, ethics, science and technology,
David R. Blumenthal is Jay and Leslie Cohen Professor of Judaic Studies at Emory University. He has contributed greatly to the growth of Jewish Studies, the place of Judaism in Religious Studies, inte
"Judith Plaskow, Professor of Religious Studies Emerita at Manhattan College in New York, is a leading Jewish feminist theologian. She has forged a revolutionary vision of Judaism as an egalitarian re
"Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, the Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Rector of American Jewish University in Los Angeles, is one of today's leading Jewish ethicists. Writing extens
Eugene B. Borowitz is a rabbi, teacher of rabbis, and educator, and a theologian, and an important spokesperson for non-Orthodox forms of Judaism, Reform Judaism in particular. Rethinking God and Ethi
According to some, we have the option to build better humans. We have the technology, we have the laws, and we have the support of many. But, we have not decided what, exactly, constitutes a "better"
By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and liv
