The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought

Homolka, Rabbi Professor Dr. Walter

 
9781571810182: The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought
ISBN 10 : 1571810188 ISBN 13 : 9781571810182
Editeur : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 1994

Synopsis

A timely book: as Israelis and Arabs are moving towards a settlement, this study offers a valuable historical dimension, from the Jewish point of view, to the main issue involved, i.e., the idea of peace. The authors maintain that peace has always played an important role in Jewish thought, that in fact Judaism as a religion is characterized by the striving for peace. They reach this conclusion after having examined a variety of sources, ranging from the biblical texts of Old Israel to the Talmudic tradition and Jewish Philosophy of Religion up until the twentieth century.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rabbi Professor Dr. Walter Homolka is rector of the Abraham Geiger College at Potsdam University, Germany's first rabbinical seminary since the Holocaust. He is Chairman of the Leo Baeck Foundation and an Executive Board Member of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. His publications include Leo Baeck: Teacher of Theresienstadt (1991) and Riders towards the Dawn(1993).

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1571810188
ISBN 13 
9781571810182
Reliure
Belle reliure
Nombre de pages
142
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Personne responsable
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