Louis Jacobs and the quest for a contemporary Jewish theology
"For Louis Jacobs, the quest—the process of engaging with and thinking about Jewish faith—was a lifelong pursuit. He offered a model in the 1960s, a period characterized by general religious crisis, of an observant, committed, but intellectually curious Judaism that empowered individual seekers...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
2023
London in association with Liverpool University Press 2023 |
| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Freud-Kandel, Miri, Louis Jacobs and the quest for a contemporary Jewish theology] (2025) (Feldmann Kaye, Miriam)
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| Series/Journal: | The Littman library of Jewish civilization
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| Further subjects: | B
Judaïsme - Doctrines
B Jewish scholars B Great Britain B Jacobs, Louis Religion B Jacobs, Louis B Savants juifs - Grande-Bretagne B Religion B Jewish scholars (Great Britain) B Judaism Doctrines B Judaism - Doctrines |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9781802071160 |
| Summary: | "For Louis Jacobs, the quest—the process of engaging with and thinking about Jewish faith—was a lifelong pursuit. He offered a model in the 1960s, a period characterized by general religious crisis, of an observant, committed, but intellectually curious Judaism that empowered individual seekers to address challenges to faith. In Orthodox Judaism at the time a battle was under way for religious control. Generating a widespread controversy in British Jewry known as the 'Jacobs Affair', his thought offers a lens for examining the trajectory of Orthodoxy. In a contemporary context marked by the changing cultural and intellectual concerns of a 'post-secular' age, the focus of some of these debates over religious control has shifted. Yet Jacobs' emphasis on a personal quest is as relevant as ever, perhaps more so. This first book-length analysis of his theology unpacks the building blocks of his thought. It argues that, despite its particularities and limitations, his approach can provide a powerful model for contemporary religious seekers in the context of a growing impetus away from established, denominationally bound forms of religion. Many orthodox believers across a range of faiths continue to prefer the certainty of unquestionable religious truth claims rather than pursuing a subjective search for religious meaning. For those seeking alternative models for the contemporary Jewish quest, a reconsideration of Jacobs’ theology can offer valuable tools"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-380) and index |
| Physical Description: | xx, 401 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-906764-88-3 |
