Tradition in the Public Square: A David Novak Reader (Radical Traditions) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 033404037X ISBN 13: 9780334040378

Publisher: SCM Press, 2008

Synopsis

David Novak ranks as one of the great American theologians of our time. Tradition in the Public Square: A David Novak Reader offers a representative selection of the philosophical theology and social ethics of David Novak, one of the foremost contemporary Jewish theologians in North America. Novak's work forges an unapologetic link between Judaism and non-Jewish societies in a multicultural environment. This grants Judaism an active role in public discourse, where it can contribute to the most pressing ethical issues of our day - abortion, war, capital punishment, sexual ethics, and health care ethics. In their introduction to the volume, Martin Kavka and Randi Rashkover present a systematic introduction to Novak's thought, focusing on the novelty of his method for overcoming the longstanding dichotomy between reason and tradition.

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About the Author

Dr Randi Rashkover is Assistant Professor in the Dept of English and Humanities at York College of Pennsylvania. Dr Martin Kavka is Associate Professor in the Dept of Religion at Florida State University in the USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: SCM Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033404037X
• ISBN 13: 9780334040378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Rashkover Randi, Kavka Martin