Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Confronting Vulnerability
Jonathan Wyn Schofer
€ 71.30
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Confronting Vulnerability
Hardcover. While imparting their ethical lessons, rabbinic texts often employ vivid images of death, aging, hunger, defecation, persecution, and drought. This book examines these texts to find out why their creators thought that human vulnerability was such a crucial tool for instructing students in the development of exemplary behavior. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
While imparting their ethical lessons, rabbinic texts often employ vivid images of death, aging, hunger, defecation, persecution, and drought. In "Confronting Vulnerability", Jonathan Wyn Schofer carefully examines these texts to find out why their creators thought that human vulnerability was such a crucial tool for instructing students in the development of exemplary behavior. These rabbinic texts uphold virtues such as wisdom and compassion, propound ideal ways of responding to others in need, and describe the details of etiquette. Schofer demonstrates that these pedagogical goals were achieved through reminders that one's time on earth is limited and that God is the ... Read more
While imparting their ethical lessons, rabbinic texts often employ vivid images of death, aging, hunger, defecation, persecution, and drought. In "Confronting Vulnerability", Jonathan Wyn Schofer carefully examines these texts to find out why their creators thought that human vulnerability was such a crucial tool for instructing students in the development of exemplary behavior. These rabbinic texts uphold virtues such as wisdom and compassion, propound ideal ways of responding to others in need, and describe the details of etiquette. Schofer demonstrates that these pedagogical goals were achieved through reminders that one's time on earth is limited and that God is the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226740096
SKU
V9780226740096
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jonathan Wyn Schofer
Jonathan Wyn Schofer is associate professor of comparative ethics at Harvard Divinity School and the author of The Making of a Sage: A Study in Rabbinic Ethics.
Reviews for Confronting Vulnerability
"Engaging, clear, and fun to read, Confronting Vulnerability is an exciting book that goes well beyond its specialist contribution. Because it engages with issues of fundamental human importance - how we confront our bodily nature, its weaknesses and its aging - it has something to offer to anyone who is interested in those questions. Furthermore, Schofer is an articulate and ... Read more