On Jewish Learning (Paperback) 0299182347 9780299182342 for $9.84

Description: Franz Rosenzweig is one of the greatest contributors to Jewish philosophy in the twentieth century and is with Martin Buber and Abraham Heschel one of the Jewish thinkers most widely read by Christians. On Jewish Learning collects essays speeches and letters that express Rosenzweig s desire to reconnect the profound truths of Judaism with the lives of ordinary people. An assimilated Jew and scholar of German philosophy Rosenzweig was on the point of conversion to Christianity when the experience of a Yom Kippur service in 1913 brought him back to Judaism and he began to study with philosopher Hermann Cohen. Seeking how to be an observant Jew in the modern world Rosenzweig refused to characterize the traditions of Jewish law as mere rituals customs and folkways. His aim for himself and for others was to find Judaism by living it and to live it by knowing it more deeply. The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the British Commonwealth the Republic of Ireland or South Africa.Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and markings are not excessive no missing pages. May be a former library book with usual treatments(e.g. mylar covers call stickers stamps card pockets barcodes or remainder marks). Extra components such as CDs DVDs figurines or access codes are not included. ISBN: 9780299182342 ISBN10: 0299182347 Contributors: Rosenzweig Franz Glatzer Nahum Norbert