Berger, Yitzhak. creator Shatz, David. Blau, Rivkah Teitz. Carmy, Shalom. Friedman, Michelle. Herring, Basil. Pollack, Robert. Sompolinsky, Haim. Spero, Moshe Halevi. Yehuda, Rachel. text Electronic books. xx Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2005 monographic eng

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1 online resource (320 pages). Judaism, Science, and Moral Responsibility is the fourteenth conference volume in the Orthodox Forum Series. Current scientific and moral trends stress the need for greater sensitivity to human dignity, but at the same time challenge the very structure and sanctity of traditional Jewish norms. The contributors in this work explore the issues of Judaism, science, and Jewish moral principles in a manner that should be of interest to the layman and scholar alike. The Forum Series provides a valuable and relevant resource, bringing the insights of Jewish thinkers to the fore in a rapidly changing. Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Orthodox Forum: Fourteenth Conference; Series Editor's Introduction; Introduction Yitzhak Berger and David Shatz; Science, Free Will, and Jewish Thought; 1 A Scientific Perspective on Human Choice Haim Sompolinsky; 2 Genetics and Morality Robert Pollack; 3 Is Matter All that Matters? Judaism, Free Will, and the Genetic and Neuroscientific Revolutions David Shatz; 4 Use It or Lose It: On the Moral Imagination of Free Will Shalom Carmy; Personal Accountability and the Religious Community. 5 Choice-Diminished Behavior and Religious-Communal Policy Basil Herring6 If an Abuser Cannot Control His Impulses, What Is the Responsibility of Other Adults in the Community? A Response to Basil Herring Rivkah Teitz Blau; Psychological Perspectives on the Process of Repentance; 7 Psychotherapy and Teshuvah: Parallel and Overlapping Systems for Change Michelle Friedman and Rachel Yehuda; 8 To Whom, to Where, and to When Does One ""Return"" in Teshuvah? Moshe Halevi Spero; Index; About the Series Editor; About the Contributors. Jewish ethics Congresses Judaism and science Congresses Repentance Judaism Congresses Science Moral and ethical aspects Congresses Judaism and science Congresses Science Moral and ethical aspects Congresses Jewish ethics Congresses Repentance Judaism Congresses RELIGION / Judaism / General BM538.S3 O78 2005 296.3/75 296.375 Berger, Yitzhak. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2005 9781461638346 (electronic bk.) 1461638348 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1385120 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639544 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1385120 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639544 EBLCP 130914 20200709055947.0 ocn858230957 eng