Description
In this book Raphael Shuchat presents the reader with some of the main and timeless issues of Jewish philosophy over the ages and updates them to twenty-first century thinking, making each issue relevant for the modern reader. This book offers a fresh intellectual outlook on the Jewish faith, and contains a timely message for all religionists and thinkers in the twenty-first century. It will be of great use to both students and laymen.
About the Author
Rafael Shuchat (Ph.D. Bar-Ilan University, Rabbinic ordination Jerusalem Rabbinate) is a lecturer in Jewish philosophy and mysticism at Bar-Ilan University and Hebrew University. His publications include The Gaon of Vilna and His Academy and A World Hidden in the Dimension of Time: The Theory of Redemption in the Writings of the Vilna Gaon. He is also the founder and director of Project Chaverim, the Jewish Identity Program for new immigrant students, at Ner L'Elisheva in Israel.
Reviews
"Shuchat's keen pedagogical skills are always in evidence. This is a rich, thoughtful, and enjoyable introduction to Jewish philosophy, aimed at the general reader." -- Zeev Harvey
Book Information
ISBN 9781618112163
Author Raphael Shuchat
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Academic Studies Press
Publisher Academic Studies Press