Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence

By Jonathan A. Jacobs

Book Overview

Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence explores the significance and enduring relevance of Judaic roots and sources of important European and Western moral and political ideas and ideals. The volume focuses on the distinct character of Judaic thought concerning moral value, the individual human being, the nature of political order, relations between human beings, and between human beings and God. In doing so, it shows how Judaic thought contains crucial resources for engaging some of the most important issues of moral and political life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199583153
• ISBN13: 9780199583157
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"