Fragile Finitude: A Forum

Marginalia Review of Books
Mar 11, 2022
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Fragile Finitude: A Jewish Hermeneutical Theology

Contributors

Jewish Tradition Is A Public Tradition, Tamar Elad-Appelbaum Rabbi and Founder of Kehilat Zion in Jerusalem

Traces of Transcendence: God In Us All, Arnold Eisen Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, The Jewish Theological Seminary

A Jewish Theology for Our Time, Ora Wiskind Professor of Jewish Thought, Michlalah College Jerusalem

Modernity In Search of Meaning, Paul Mendes-Flohr Dorothy Grant Maclear Professor Emeritus of Modern Jewish History and Thought, University of Chicago

The Wisdom of Human Finitude: A Response, Michael Fishbane Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Chicago

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