Modern Musar: Contested Virtues in Jewish Thought - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Geoffrey D. Claussen, Louis E. Newman (Foreword by)Series:JPS Anthologies of Jewish ThoughtPublish date:2022-04-01Pages:464
Language:EnglishPublisher:Jewish Publication SocietyISBN-13:9780827613508ISBN-10:827613504UPC:9780827613508Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Ethics, Philosophy, JudaismBook Topic:TheologySize:9.10 x 5.90 x 0.92 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC9B822ZHN
Modern Musar: Contested Virtues in Jewish Thought
How do modern Jews understand virtues such as courage, humility, justice, solidarity, or love? In truth: they have fiercely debated how to interpret them. This groundbreaking anthology of musar (Jewish traditions regarding virtue and character) explores the diverse ways seventy-eight modern Jewish thinkers understand ten virtues: honesty and love of truth; curiosity and inquisitiveness; humility;...
Series: JPS Anthologies of Jewish Thought
Language:EnglishPublisher:Jewish Publication SocietyISBN-13:9780827613508ISBN-10:827613504UPC:9780827613508Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Ethics, Philosophy, JudaismBook Topic:TheologySize:9.10 x 5.90 x 0.92 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC9B822ZHN
Geoffrey D. Claussen is an associate professor of religious studies, chair of the Department of Religious Studies, and Lori and Eric Sklut Scholar in Jewish Studies at Elon University. He is author of Sharing the Burden: Rabbi Simḥah Zissel Ziv and the Path of Musar and is a past president of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
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