Modern Jewish Thought on Crisis

Interpretation, Heresy, and History

Ghilad H. Shenhav, Cedric Cohen-Skalli, Gilad Sharvit

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English

De Gruyter
29 January 2024

General studies; Judaism; Jewish studies

Series: Religiöse Positionierungen in Judentum, Christentum und Islam

This volume brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to explore the intersections between crisis, scholarship, and action. The aim of this book is to think about the “moment of crisis,” through the concepts, writings, and methodologies awarded to us by Jewish thinkers in modernity. This book offers a broad gallery of accounts on the notion of crisis in Jewish modernity while emphasizing three terms: interpretation, heresy, and messianism. The main thesis of the volume is that the diasporic and exilic experience of the Jewish people turned their philosophers and theologians into “experts in crisis management” who had to find resources within their own religion, culture and traditions in order to react, endure and overcome short- and long-term historical crises. The underlining assumption of this book is therefore that Jewish thought obtains resources for conceptualizing and reacting to the current forms of crisis in the global, European, and Israeli spheres. The volume addresses a large readership in humanities, social and political sciences and religious studies, taking as its assumption that scholars in modern Jewish thought have an extended responsibility to engage in contemporary debates.

Edited by: Ghilad H. Shenhav, Cedric Cohen-Skalli, Gilad Sharvit
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 596g
ISBN: 9783111342825
ISBN 10: 3111342824
Series: Religiöse Positionierungen in Judentum, Christentum und Islam
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ghilad H. Shenhav, LMU Munich, Germany; Cedric Cohen-Skalli, Haifa University, Israel; Gilad Sharvit, Towson University, Maryland, USA.