Reform Judaism and Darwin : How Engaging with Evolutionary Theory Shaped American Jewish Religion /

Darwin provoked Jewish as well as Christian thinkers so that many felt obliged to establish oppositional, alternative, synthetic, or complimentary models relating Jewish religion to his theory of natural selection. This book examines a range of leading nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Langton, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]
Colección:Studia Judaica ; 111
Temas:
Evolution > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Reform Judaism > North America.
Évolution > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Judaïsme réformé > Amérique du Nord.
RELIGION > Judaism > Reform.
Reform Judaism.
North America.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Evolution 'in the air': Scientific, Philosophical and Christian Influences on Reform Jewish Engagement with Evolutionary Theory
  • III. Isaac Mayer Wise: The Cosmic God and an Evolving Cosmos
  • IV. Aaron Hahn: The Divine Design Principle of the Universe
  • V. Kaufmann Kohler: The Unfolding of Divine Life
  • VI. Emil G. Hirsch: The Divine Soul of an Evolving Universe
  • VII. Joseph Krauskopf: The Divine Natural Law of Evolution
  • VIII. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Evolution and Progressive Judaism in Britain
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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