Idolatry : : A Contemporary Jewish Conversation / / ed. by Alon Goshen-Gottstein.
Idolatry, or its Hebrew equivalent Avodah Zarah¸ is a fundamental feature of a Jewish view of other religions. All religions must pass the test of whether they are compliant with a Jewish view of religions as being free from the worship of another God. With the advance in interfaith relations, posit...
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| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jewish Thought, Jewish History: New Studies
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- INTRODUCTION
- I Understanding Idolatry: An Invitation to a Contemporary Conversation
- II Idolatry—Revisiting a Fundamental Concept: Project Description
- 1. The Theology and Politics of Idolatry
- 2. Monotheism and Idolatry: Theological Challenges and Considerations
- 3. Idolatry on the Other Side of Modernity
- 4. Jewish Feminist Liberation Theology and the Modern Criticism of Idols
- 5. Idolatry as Dehumanization
- 6. Contemporary Idolatry and a Path to Freedom
- 7. The Idolatry of Humankind
- 8. “We Live as Did the Ancients”: Reflections on the Ambiguous Role of Idolatry in Contemporary Jewish Thought
- 9. The Dynamism of Idolatry
- 10. On Petrification
- 11. The Idolatry of the Written Word
- 12. The Concept of Idolatry in Current Times
- 13. The Line between True Religion and Idolatry
- 14. Thinking Idolatry with/against Maimonides: The Case of Christianity
- 15. Return of the Gods: A Jeux d’Esprit on Idolatry in Judaism
- 16. The Value of Idolatry
- Concluding Observations: The Discourse on Idolatry
- Index