The book is divided into three sections. The first provides a general historical overview for the Jewish thought that follows. The second summarizes the variety of basic kinds of popular, positive Jewish commitment in the twentieth century. The third and major section summarizes the basic thought of those modern Jewish philosophers whose thought is technically the best and/or the most influential in Jewish intellectual circles. The Jewish philosophers covered include Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Mordecai Kaplan, and Emil Fackenheim.
The text includes summaries and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Table of Content
Introduction
Part I Historical Background
1. Migrations from Spain and the Popularization of Kabbalah
2. Emancipation and Its Consequences
3. Settlement in America
4. The Holocaust and the State of Israel
Part II Popular Expressions of Modern Judaism
Introduction to Part II
5. Jewish Religion
6. Jewish Secularism
Part III Modern Jewish Philosophy
Introduction to Part III
7. Baruch Spinoza
8. Mendelssohn and Modern Jewish Thought
9. Hermann Cohen
10. Martin Buber
11. Franz Rosenzweig
12 Mordecai Kaplan
13. Emil Fackenhim and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy
Name Index
Subject Index
About the author
Norbert M. Samuelson is Professor of Religion at Temple University.
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