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Torah Umadda: The Encounter of Religious Learning and Worldly Knowledge in the Jewish Tradition - Softcover

Lamm, Norman

 
9781568212319: Torah Umadda: The Encounter of Religious Learning and Worldly Knowledge in the Jewish Tradition

Synopsis

Examines whether there is room within a traditional religious education for secular studies. This book supports the argument that a mixture of traditional religion and worldly knowledge is not only acceptable, but recommended.

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About the Author

Dr. Norman Lamm, president of Yeshiva University and Jakob and Erna Michael Professor of Jewish Philosophy, is also the founding editor of Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought. Dr. Lamm has written six books including Torah Lishmah and Faith and Doubt. He is currently a member of New York State's Ethics Commission and lives in New York City.

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