Reason and Revelation before Historicism: Strauss and Fackenheim
Sharon Jo Portnoff
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Hardback. Reason and Revelation before Historicism, the first full-length comparison of Strauss and Fackenheim,places the informal teacher and student in conversation alongside sections of their analyses of notable thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
Can contemporary religion, and particularly Judaism, exist without being informed by history? This question was debated in 1940s New York by two German refugees who later rose to prominence - Leo Strauss, one of the twentieth century's most significant political philosophers, and Emil L. Fackenheim, an important post-Holocaust Jewish theologian. There has been little consensus, however, on the definitive meaning of their work. Reason and Revelation before Historicism, the first full-length comparison of Strauss and Fackenheim,places the informal teacher and student in conversation alongside sections of their analyses of notable thinkers. Sharon ... Read more
Can contemporary religion, and particularly Judaism, exist without being informed by history? This question was debated in 1940s New York by two German refugees who later rose to prominence - Leo Strauss, one of the twentieth century's most significant political philosophers, and Emil L. Fackenheim, an important post-Holocaust Jewish theologian. There has been little consensus, however, on the definitive meaning of their work. Reason and Revelation before Historicism, the first full-length comparison of Strauss and Fackenheim,places the informal teacher and student in conversation alongside sections of their analyses of notable thinkers. Sharon ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
743g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442643079
SKU
V9781442643079
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About Sharon Jo Portnoff
Sharon Portnoff is an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Connecticut College.
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