Course Catalog - 2003-2004

     

RELI 371 - MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT

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Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT ***** 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. Offered with additional work as RELI 561.