A History of Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy - (Supplements to the Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy) by Eliezer Schweid (Hardcover)

About the Book

A thorough inside narrative and analysis of the seminal thinkers, religious and secular, of the Yishuv, 1900-48--Brenner, Gordon, Ya'ari, Katznelson, Jabotinsky, Kaufmann, Kook, Hirschensohn, Bialik, Amiel, Maimon, Alterman, Sadan, and others.

Book Synopsis

The period of the Yishuv (1900-48) saw a flourishing of creative thinkers who reworked the contours of Jewish and Zionist thought while building the Jewish homeland. Eliezer Schweid, who grew up during the period he describes here, writes profoundly and sympathetically about these thinkers--Gordon, Brenner, Jabotinsky, Bialik, Kaufmann, Kook, Katznelson, and others from a standpoint of intimate first-hand knowledge. The issues they wrestled with are vital for an understanding of Israel's recent development and remain crucial for envisioning the possibilities of Israel's future both internally and in relation to its neighbours, the world, and Jewish tradition.

About the Author

Eliezer Schweid was lifelong Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, Israel Prize laureate, philosopher and public intellectual, and author of over 40 books on Jewish thought, applying the Jewish legacy to issues of Jewish and universal human concern.

Leonard Levin has translated many of Eliezer Schweid's books, including The Responsibility of Jewish Philosophy (Brill, 2013) and edited Studies in Judaism and Pluralism (Ben-Yehuda, 2016). He is professor of Jewish philosophy at Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.

Yuval Lieblich, M.A. (in philosophy, Tel Aviv University, 2012) is an author, translator and musician. His debut novel received the Israel Ministry of Culture prize in 2016. He lives in Israel.