Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT

Department: Religion

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: What is the role of God and spirituality in the modern world? How do modern Jewish thinkers reinterpret traditional religious concepts? Explore debates on textual criticism, historical representation, existentialism, and political theology in writings by Spinoza, Buber, Rosenzweig, Kook, Levinas, and Adler. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 561. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 371 if student has credit for RELI 561.