TY - BOOK AU - Sagi,Abraham TI - Jewish religion after theology T2 - Emunot: Jewish philosopy and Kabbalah SN - 9781618110954 AV - BM602 .S34 2009 U1 - 296.3 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston PB - Academic Studies Press KW - Leibowitz, Yeshayahu, KW - Judaism KW - Doctrines KW - Jewish philosophy KW - RELIGION KW - Theology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Teachings KW - Joodse filosofie KW - gtt KW - Jüdische Philosophie KW - swd KW - Jüdische Theologie KW - Judentum KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index; Are toleration and pluralism possible in Jewish religion? -- Yeshayahu Leibovitz : the man against his thought -- Leibowitz and Camus : between faith and the absurd -- Jewish religion without theology -- The critique of theodicy : from metaphysics to praxis -- The Holocaust : a theological or a religious-existentialist problem? -- Tikkun Olam : between utopian idea and socio-historical process; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - "Avi Sagi's book ponders one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophizing based primarily on practice. Different chapters study this great shift and its various manifestations. The central figure of this new examination is Isaiah Leibowitz, whose thoughts encapsulate more than any other Jewish thinker this stance of religion without metaphysics. Sagi explores corresponding issues such as observance, the possibility of pluralism, the meaning of penance without messianic suppositions, and pragmatic coping with theodicy after the Holocaust, presenting the different possibilities within this great alteration in Jewish thought"--Publisher's description UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=490656 ER -