Jewish Ethics: The Basics

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-22153-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 128 mm x 193 mm, Gewicht: 195 g

Reihe: The Basics

Jewish Ethics: The Basics demonstrates how ancient and contemporary ideas have shaped and reshaped Jewish traditions about how to act toward others. Readers are introduced to foundational questions, controversies, and diverse ethical conclusions developed by Jewish thinkers throughout the ages. Topics addressed include:

• Assumptions about Authority

• Love, Compassion, Justice and Humility

• Human Rights, War, Land and Power

• Gender and Sexuality

• Personal and Social Ethics

• Environmental and Animal Ethics

• Bioethical Issues

Concise, readable and engaging, this is the ideal introduction for anyone interested in religious ethics, secular traditions, Judaism, and the field of Jewish ethics.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Advanced and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Claussen, Geoffrey D

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsethik, Weltethos

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Whose Voices Are Included in Jewish Ethics?  2. Classical Rabbinic Ethics  3. Two Versions of Medieval Jewish Ethics  4. Modern Jewish Ethics without God  5. Modern Jewish Theological Ethics

Über Autor(innen)

Geoffrey D. Claussen is Lori and Eric Sklut Professor in Jewish Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Elon University, USA.