Judaism Science And Moral Responsibility

Author : Yitzhak Berger,David Shatz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0742545962

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Judaism, Science, and Moral Responsibility by Yitzhak Berger,David Shatz Pdf

Judaism, Science, and Moral Responsibility is the fourteenth conference volume in the Orthodox Forum Series. Current scientific and moral trends stress the need for greater sensitivity to human dignity, but at the same time challenge the very structure and sanctity of traditional Jewish norms. The contributors in this work explore the issues of Judaism, science, and Jewish moral principles in a manner that should be of interest to the layman and scholar alike. The Forum Series provides a valuable and relevant resource, bringing the insights of Jewish thinkers to the fore in a rapidly changing society.

Author : Eugene B. Borowitz
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814321992

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Exploring Jewish Ethics by Eugene B. Borowitz Pdf

The essay "Buddhist and Jewish Ethics: A Response to Masao Abe" (pp. 464-473) relates to a paper by Abe due to be published in 1990 which explains his Buddhist understanding of ultimate reality. Though his primary discussion is with Christianity, he also seeks to understand how Jewish thinkers have come to terms with the Holocaust, hoping in this way to initiate Buddhist-Jewish dialogue. Borowitz explains Jewish philosophical and theological responses to the Holocaust.

Author : John Hart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118465561

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Ecology by John Hart Pdf

In the face of the current environmental crisis—which clearly has moral and spiritual dimensions—members of all the world’s faiths have come to recognize the critical importance of religion’s relationship to ecology. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Ecology offers a comprehensive overview of the history and the latest developments in religious engagement with environmental issues throughout the world. Newly commissioned essays from noted scholars of diverse faiths and scientific traditions present the most cutting-edge thinking on religion’s relationship to the environment. Initial readings explore the ways traditional concepts of nature in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and other religious traditions have been shaped by the environmental crisis. Readings then address the changing nature of theology and religious thought in response to the challenges of protecting the environment. Various conceptual issues and themes that transcend individual traditions—climate change, bio-ethics, social justice, ecofeminism, and more—are then analyzed before a final section examines some of the immediate challenges we face in caring for the Earth while looking to the future of religious environmentalism. Timely and thought-provoking, Companion to Religion and Ecology offers illuminating insights into the role of religion in the ongoing struggle to secure the future well-being of our natural world. With a foreword by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, and an Afterword by John Cobb

Author : Walter S. Wurzburger
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society of America
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015032605662

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Ethics of Responsibility by Walter S. Wurzburger Pdf

Argument for the role of the human conscience in determining right and wrong, good and evil.

Author : Ehud Benor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351263948

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Ethical Monotheism by Ehud Benor Pdf

The term Ethical Monotheism is an important marker in Judaism’s tumultuous transition into the modern era. The term emerged in the context of culture-wars concerning the question of whether or not Jews could or should become emancipated citizens of modern European states. It appeared in arguments whether or not Judaism could be considered a Religion of Reason—a symbolic, motivational representation of a universal morality, and in debates about whether or not Judaism could or should reform itself into a Religion of Reason. This book is both a decisive departure from such discussions and an attempt to add a further, post-modern, statement to their ongoing development. As departure, it refuses to take for granted a philosophical conception of Religion of Reason as the standard for Ethical Monotheism according to which Judaism was to be evaluated or reformed. As continuation, the book undertakes a phenomenology of Jewish modes of ethical religiosity that allows it to inquire what kind of ethical monotheism Judaism might be. Through sophisticated analysis of select "snapshots," or "fragments of a hologram," guided by a robust theory of religion, the author discloses Judaic ethical monotheism as an ongoing wrestling with the meaning of justice. By closely examining five main "snapshots" of this long process—the Bible, rabbinic Judaism, Maimonides, The Zohar, and the modern philosophers, Buber and Levinas—the author offers his own constructive philosophy of Judaism and his own distinctive philosophy of religion. Ethical Monotheism offers a new way to think about Judaism as a religion and as a coherent philosophical debate, and demonstrates the need to integrate philosophy, history, cognitive psychology, anthropology, theology, and history of science in the study of "religion."

Author : Jonathan Sacks
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015062606168

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To Heal a Fractured World by Jonathan Sacks Pdf

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Author : Mordecai Menahem Kaplan
Publisher : Reconstructionist Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015019772303

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The Religion of Ethical Nationhood by Mordecai Menahem Kaplan Pdf

Author : Hava Tirosh-Samuelson,Aaron W. Hughes
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004326484

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David Shatz: Torah, Philosophy, and Culture by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson,Aaron W. Hughes Pdf

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.

Author : Elliot N. Dorff,Jonathan K. Crane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190608385

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The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality by Elliot N. Dorff,Jonathan K. Crane Pdf

For thousands of years the Jewish tradition has been a source of moral guidance, for Jews and non-Jews alike. As the essays in this volume show, the theologians and practitioners of Judaism have a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in an open, argumentative mode that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of all sides of a question. The Jewish tradition also offers guidance for moral conduct by individuals, communities, and countries and shows how to motivate people to do the good and right thing. The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality is a collection of original essays addressing these topics--historical and contemporary, as well as philosophical and practical--by leading scholars from around the world. The first section of the volume describes the history of the Jewish tradition's moral thought, from the Bible to contemporary Jewish approaches. The second part includes chapters on specific fields in ethics, including the ethics of medicine, business, sex, speech, politics, war, and the environment.

Author : Elliot N. Dorff,Laurie Zoloth
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780827611924

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Jews and Genes by Elliot N. Dorff,Laurie Zoloth Pdf

Well aware of Jews having once been the victims of Nazi eugenics policies, many Jews today have an ambivalent attitude toward new genetics and are understandably wary of genetic forms of identity and intervention. At the same time, the Jewish tradition is strongly committed to medical research designed to prevent or cure diseases. Jews and Genes explores this tension against the backdrop of various important developments in genetics and bioethics--new advances in stem cell research; genetic mapping, identity, testing, and intervention; and the role of religion and ethics in shaping public policy. Jews and Genes brings together leaders in their fields, from all walks of Judaism, to explore these most timely and intriguing topics--the intricacies of the genetic code and the wonders of life, along with cutting-edge science and the ethical issues it raises.

Author : Joel Yehudah Rutman MD
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781483466231

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Jewish Prayers to an Evolutionary God: Science in the Siddur by Joel Yehudah Rutman MD Pdf

Why do we pray? On the one hand, prayer offers us a way to meditate on the knowledge of God and have intimate interaction with a personal creator. And for many Jews, it offers a sense of community and fulfils a need for daily connection with a venerable tradition and language. Yet for many modern Jews, prayer is at best old fashioned-or at worst, no longer necessary. In Jewish Prayers to an Evolutionary God: Science in the Siddur, author Dr. Joel Rutman provides a new way of understanding the existing language of Jewish prayer, and he integrates science with Jewish liturgy-all the while striving to preserve the passion that makes prayer matter. The aim is to enable Jews to daven (pray) with kavanna (intent), trusting that science will not pull the rug out from under their prayer. The poems also continue the ancient tradition of hazzanim (cantors) who author new prayer-poems.

Author : Shira Weiss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190684426

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Joseph Albo on Free Choice by Shira Weiss Pdf

"Joseph Albo on Free Choice discovers unsuspected philosophical originality in the interpretations of biblical narrative found in Joseph Albo's Book of Principles, one of the most popular Hebrew works in the corpus of medieval Jewish philosophy. Several of Albo's exegetical analyses focus on free choice, which emerges as a conceptual scheme throughout his work. An exploration of Albo's innovative homiletical interpretations of the binding of Isaac, the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, the Book of Job, and God's choice of Israel, reveals his view of free choice which was significant during a historical period of religious coercion. Albo's sole surviving responsum dealing with the case of the qatlanit further demonstrates his philosophical position. In this new book, Shira Weiss shows that in the medieval era in which Albo lived, free choice was an important topic, subject to vehement debate that has continued to be contested in modern philosophy"--

Author : Andrew Newberg,David Halpern
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683367147

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The Rabbi’s Brain by Andrew Newberg,David Halpern Pdf

The topic of “Neurotheology” has garnered increasing attention in the academic, religious, scientific, and popular worlds. However, there have been no attempts at exploring more specifically how Jewish religious thought and experience may intersect with neurotheology. The Rabbi’s Brain engages this groundbreaking area. Topics included relate to a neurotheological approach to the foundational beliefs that arise from the Torah and associated scriptures, Jewish learning, an exploration of the different elements of Judaism (i.e. reform, conservative, and orthodox), an exploration of specifically Jewish practices (i.e. Davening, Sabbath, Kosher), and a review of Jewish mysticism. The Rabbi’s Brain engages these topics in an easy to read style and integrates the scientific, religious, philosophical, and theological aspects of the emerging field of neurotheology. By reviewing the concepts in a stepwise, simple, yet thorough discussion, readers regardless of their background, will be able to understand the complexities and breadth of neurotheology from the Jewish perspective. More broadly, issues will include a review of the neurosciences and neuroscientific techniques; religious and spiritual experiences; theological development and analysis; liturgy and ritual; epistemology, philosophy, and ethics; and social implications, all from the Jewish perspective.

Author : Alan L. Mittleman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400865789

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Human Nature & Jewish Thought by Alan L. Mittleman Pdf

What Jewish tradition can teach us about human dignity in a scientific age This book explores one of the great questions of our time: How can we preserve our sense of what it means to be a person while at the same time accepting what science tells us to be true—namely, that human nature is continuous with the rest of nature? What, in other words, does it mean to be a person in a world of things? Alan Mittleman shows how the Jewish tradition provides rich ways of understanding human nature and personhood that preserve human dignity and distinction in a world of neuroscience, evolutionary biology, biotechnology, and pervasive scientism. These ancient resources can speak to Jewish, non-Jewish, and secular readers alike. Science may tell us what we are, Mittleman says, but it cannot tell us who we are, how we should live, or why we matter. Traditional Jewish thought, in open-minded dialogue with contemporary scientific perspectives, can help us answer these questions. Mittleman shows how, using sources ranging across the Jewish tradition, from the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud to more than a millennium of Jewish philosophy. Among the many subjects the book addresses are sexuality, birth and death, violence and evil, moral agency, and politics and economics. Throughout, Mittleman demonstrates how Jewish tradition brings new perspectives to—and challenges many current assumptions about—these central aspects of human nature. A study of human nature in Jewish thought and an original contribution to Jewish philosophy, this is a book for anyone interested in what it means to be human in a scientific age.

Author : Joseph Alden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : UOMDLP:afx9936:0001.001

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Christian Ethics; Or, The Science of Duty by Joseph Alden Pdf