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Ethics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life - Couverture rigide

Dorff, Elliot N.

 
9780827615656: Ethics at the Center: Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0827615655 ISBN 13 : 9780827615656
Editeur : Jewish Publication Society, 2024

Synopsis

Ethics at the Center culls the best of Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff's pioneering thinking in Jewish ethics over nearly five decades. Dorff shows that our response to moral issues depends ultimately on our conceptions of the nature of human beings and God; how Jewish law, theology, prayer, history, and community should also define and motivate Jewish responses to moral issues; and how the honorable and divergent stances of Western philosophy and other religions about moral living shed light on Judaism's distinctive standpoints.

From there Dorff applies Judaism's ethics to real life: abortion post-Roe v. Wade, sexual orientation and human dignity, avoiding harm in communication, playing violent or defamatory video games, modern war ethics, handling donations of ill-gotten gain after the fact. In conclusion he explores how Jewish family and community, holidays and rituals, theology, study, and law have moral import as well.

Dorff's personal introduction to each chapter reflects on why and when he wrote its contents, its continuing relevance, and if--and if so, how--he would now change what he wrote earlier. Readers will experience not only his evolving ethical thought but many facets of the person and the Jew that Dorff is today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Elliot N. Dorff is rector and Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at American Jewish University. His many books on Jewish ethics and law include Modern Conservative Judaism (JPS, 2018); For the Love of God and People (JPS, 2007); Love Your Neighbor and Yourself (JPS, 2003); Matters of Life and Death (JPS, 1998); and the National Jewish Book Award-winner To Do the Right and the Good (JPS, 2002).

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Éditeur
Jewish Publication Society
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0827615655
ISBN 13 
9780827615656
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
290
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