Dilemmas in Modern Jewish Thought

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MIchael Morgan has served up an intellectual treat. These subtleand carefully reasoned essays explore the dilemmas of the post-modern Jew who wouldtake history seriously without losing the commanding presence Israel heard atSinai.... It is a pleasure to be nourished by a fresh mind exploring the tensionbetween reason and revelation, history and faith." -- Rabbi SamuelKarff "This is without doubt one of the most significantworks in modern Jewish thought and a must for a thoughtful student of contemporaryJewish philosophy." -- Rabbie Sheldon Zimmerman "Thismay well mark the next stage in the long history of Jewish self-understanding."-- Ethics ..". rigorous history of modern Jewish thought..." -- Choice Is Judaism a timeless, universal set of beliefsor, rather, is it historical and contingent in its relation to different times andplaces? Morgan clarifies the tensions and dilemmas that characterize modern thinkingabout the nature of Judaism and clears the way for Jews to appreciate theirhistorical situation, yet locate enduring values and principles in a post-Holocaustworld.

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