Jewish Theology and World Religions 1st Edition by Alon Goshen Gottstein ISBN 1909821055 9781909821057

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ISBN 10: 1909821055 

ISBN 13: 9781909821057

Author: Alon Goshen Gottstein

National Jewish Book Awards Finalist for the Anthologies and Collections Award, 2012.

Two of the most pervasive aspects of modern Jewish life are interaction with people of other faiths and exposure to their beliefs to a degree unknown in the past. Jewish thinking regarding other religions has not succeeded in keeping pace with the contemporary realities that regularly confront most Jews, nor has it adequately assimilated the ways in which other religions have changed their teachings about Jews and Judaism. Many Jews who grapple with Jewish tradition in the contemporary world want to know how Judaism sees today’s non-Jewish other in order to affirm itself. By re-examining the Jewish tradition, they seek guidance in understanding their interfaith relationships in the light of a Jewish religious mission. Jewish Theology and World Religions advances this conversation, exploring the critical issues that Jews – and Jewish thought – face when relating to Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The book also analyzes the philosophical issues raised by pluralism, nonexclusive approaches to religious truth, and appreciating the religious other. The contributions to this volume represent a range of disciplines and denominations within Judaism and share the conviction that articulating contemporary Jewish views of other world religions is an urgent objective for Judaism. These essays show why formulating a Jewish theology of world religions is a priority for Jewish thinkers and educators concerned with reinvigorating Judaism’s contribution to the contemporary world, and how it coheres with maintaining Jewish identity and continuity. In January 2013, this book was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award in the category of Anthologies and Collections.

Table of contents: 

Part I Philosophical Perspectives on Jewish Pluralism

1 Jewish Views of World Religions: Four Models Alan Brill Rori Picker Neiss 41

2 Justifying Interreligious Pluralism Avi Sagi 61

3 Pluralism out of the Sources of Judaism: The Quest for Religions Pluralism without Relativism Raphael Jospe 87

4 Respectful Disagreement: A Response to Raphael Jospe Jolene S. Kellner Menachem Kellner 123

Part II Judaism and the Other

5 Can Another Religion Be Seen as the Other? Stanislaw Krajewski 137

6 The Violence of the Neutral in Interfaith Relations Meir Sendor 149

7 Jewish Liturgical Memory and the Non-Jew: Past Realities and Future Possibilities Ruth Lancer 167

Part III Judaism and World Religions

8 Rethinking Christianity: Rabbinic Positions and Possibilities Eugene Korn 189

9 Maimonides’ Treatment of Christianity and its Normative Implications David Novak 217

10 The Banished Brother: Islam in Jewish Thought and Faith Paul B. Fenton 235

11 Encountering Hinduism: Thinking Through Avodah Zarah Alon Goshen-Gottstein 263

12 Judaism and Buddhism: A Jewish Approach to a Godless Religion Jerome (Yehuda) Gellman 299

Concluding Reflections Alon Goshen-Gottstein 317

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