David Novak : : natural law and revealed Torah / / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes.

• TeilnehmendeR: Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, 1950-; Hughes, Aaron W., 1968-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Library of Contemporary Jewish Philosophers 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (164 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume features the thought and writings of Rabbi David Novak, the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies, Professor of the Study of Religion, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. Novak is a leading Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law. Natural Law and Revealed Torah presents the work of Novak, a thinker interested in the intersection of traditional Judaism and the modern world, especially how religious Jews can simultaneously exist within the liberal and democratic nation state yet remain separate from its tradition of secularism. This volume is also available in paperback .

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- David Novak: An Intellectual Portrait / Aaron W. Hughes -- Divine Justice/Divine Command / David Novak -- Are Philosophical Proofs of the Existence of God Theologically Meaningful? / David Novak -- Buber’s Critique of Heidegger / David Novak -- On Human Dignity / David Novak -- Interview with David Novak / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Select Bibliography.