Author

Publication

2012 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

76,500 words, Guess

Page Count

306 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780230103696
  • ISBN-100230103693
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011035975
  • OCLC Control Number662407424
  • Better World Books9780230103696
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC296.3/9
  • LCCBM534 .B745 2012
  • LCCBL60BL1-2790BL41BM60

Description

"This companion volume to Judaism and Other Religions provides the first extensive collection of traditional and academic Jewish approaches to the religions of the world, focusing on those Jewish thinkers that actually encounter the other world religions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism--that is, it moves beyond the theory of inclusive/exclusive/pluralistic categories and looks at Judaism's interactions with other faiths in practice. "-- "Judaism and World Religions is essential for a Jewish theological understanding of the various issues in encounters with the other major religions. With passion and clarity, Brill argues that in today's world of strong religious passions and intolerance, it is necessary to go beyond secular tolerance toward moderate religious positions. Brill outlines strategies for Jews who want to remain true to traditional sources while interacting with the diversity of the world's religions. With insight and scholarship, Alan Brill crisply outlines the Jewish approaches to other religions for an age of globalization"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Judaism and world religionsPalgrave Macmillan2012

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