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15 - Jewish Theology of Religions

from Part IV - Contemporary Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2020

Steven Kepnes
Affiliation:
Colgate University, New York
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The essay seeks to identify in what way there is particularity to a Jewish theology of religions, as compared with the emergence of the field of theology of religions within a Christian context. Concern of Christian authors is with the problem of salvation and the common typology of exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism reflects this concern. This typology does not translate well into a Jewish context and we must identify the concerns that lie at the heart of a Jewish theology of religions. The primary concern is that of the legitimacy of the other religion. The issue is negotiated first and foremost through the lens of idolatry (Avoda Zara) as well as through other lenses, such as the question of religious truth. The concerns of a Jewish theology of religions are illustrated through three case studies: Maimonides, R. Menachem Meiri and Rav Kook.

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Selected Further Reading

Blidstein, Gerald. “Maimonides and Meiri on the Legitimacy of Non-Judaic Religions.” In Scholars and Scholaship: The Interaction between Judaism and Other Cultures, 2735. Edited by Landman, Leo. New York: Yeshiva University Press, 1990.Google Scholar
Brill, Alan. Judaism and Other Religions: Models of Understanding. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Google Scholar
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon. “Genius Theologian, Lonely Theologian: Yitz Greenberg on Christianity.” In A Torah Giant: The Intellectual Legacy of Rabbi Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, 7192. Edited by Yanklowitz, Shmuly. Jerusalem: Urim, 2018.Google Scholar
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon. Luther the Antisemite: A Contemporary Jewish Perspective. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2018.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon. Religious Genius – Appreciating Outstanding Individuals Across Religions. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.Google Scholar
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon, ed. Religious Truth: Towards a Jewish Theology of Religions. Oxford: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2020.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon. Same God, Other God: Judaism, Hinduism and the Problem of Idolatry. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.Google Scholar
Greenberg, Irving. For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2004.Google Scholar
Halbertal, Moshe. “Ones Possessed of Religion: Religious Tolerance in the Teachings of the Me’iri.The Edah Journal 1.1 (2000).Google Scholar
Hartman, David. Conflicting Visions: Spiritual Possibilities of Modern Israel. New York: Schocken, 1990.Google Scholar
Katz, Jacob. Exclusiveness and Tolerance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1961.Google Scholar
Kogan, Michael. Opening the Covenant: A Jewish Theology of Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Novak, David. Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.Google Scholar
Sacks, Jonathan. The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations. London: Continuum, 2002.Google Scholar
Sherbok, Dan Cohn. Judaism and Other Faiths. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1994.Google Scholar

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