Jewish Theological Realism: Recovering Reference to God in Rabbinic and Modern Thought - Couverture rigide

Fisher, Cass

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1009494910 ISBN 13 : 9781009494915

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Jewish Theological Realism restores the place of theology in rabbinic Judaism and provides resources for contemporary Jewish theological reflection. Cass Fisher uses the ideas of theological realism and theological reference to diagnose and remedy the marginalization of theology in Judaism. Both the depiction of rabbinic theology as an edifying discourse for the laity, and the pervasive move in modern Jewish thought to limit theological language arise from skepticism about our ability to make truth claims about God. Fisher argues that the rabbis valued knowledge of God and affirmed their capacity to speak truthfully about the divine. Moreover, while most modern Jewish thinkers sharply limit theological language, there exists an important countertrend of theological realists who have sought to preserve Jewish theology. Fisher concludes with the first application of new theories of reference to theology, demonstrating that these approaches to reference can resolve longstanding challenges to Jewish theology and provide the basis for re-envisioning theology as a communal and religious practice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cass Fisher is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. A philosopher of religion, he is the author of Contemplative Nation, as well as many journal articles and book chapters in edited collections.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009494910
• ISBN 13: 9781009494915
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie