Toward a Jewish (M)Orality: Speaking of a Postmodern Jewish by S.Daniel Breslauer

Moving the point of interest clear of the exposition of 1 specific philosopher, this specific e-book deals a confident, postmodern method of modern Jewish pondering mixed with research of contemporary Jewish suggestion, reflections on Jewish legislations, mysticism, background, and theology. This exploration of postmodernism in Judaism and its relevance as an ethical ordinary concentrates on 3 simple components in postmodernism: cognizance to different, utilizing the textual content as a prism for producing trade realities, and popularity of the impossibility of absolute wisdom. whereas guarding opposed to Jewish dogmatism, this procedure at the same time stimulates Jewish creativity. sleek and postmodern methods to Judaism which are tested comprise these of Leo Baeck, Martin Buber, Hermann Cohen, Jacques Derrida, Emmanuel Levinas, and Franz Rosenzweig. contemporary contributions comprise thinkers akin to Eugene B. Borowitz, J. David Bleich, David Novak, and Edith Wischograd.

The diversified chapters within the publication will entice a various scholarly viewers. Jewish students and other people drawn to sleek Jewish notion will enjoy the diversity of matters addressed within the textual content. The e-book assumes that readers have little wisdom of both Judaism or postmodernism so those phrases are defined, which make the paintings obtainable to the normal reader. The booklet demanding situations the modernism of mainstream modern Jewish ethics, as a result, all readers will learn how to recognize the impression and price of the rising postmodern method of Jewish ethical thought.