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Grappling with the place of Jewish philosophy at the margin of religious studies, Robert Erlewine examines the work of five Jewish philosophers—Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Joseph Soloveitchik—to bring them into dialogue within the discipline. Emphasizing the tenuous place of Jews in European, and particularly German, culture, Erlewine unapologetically contextualizes Jewish philosophy as part of the West. He teases out the antagonistic and overlapping attempts of Jewish thinkers to elucidate the philosophical and cultural meaning of Judaism when others sought to deny and even expel Jewish influences. By reading the canon of Jewish philosophy in this new light, Erlewine offers insight into how Jewish thinkers used religion to assert their individuality and modernity.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half Title, Series Info, Title Page, Copyright, In Memoriam
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-13
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  1. 1. Exemplarity and the German-Jewish Symbiosis: Hermann Cohen on War and Religion
  2. pp. 14-33
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  1. 2. Symbol Not Sacrifice: Cohen’s Jewish Jesus
  2. pp. 34-51
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  1. 3. Fire, Rays, and the Dark: Rosenzweig and the Oriental/Occidental Divide
  2. pp. 52-77
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  1. 4. Redeeming This World: Buber’s Judaism and the Sanctity of Immanence
  2. pp. 78-104
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  1. 5. Prophets, Prophecy, and Divine Wrath: Heschel and the God of Pathos
  2. pp. 105-128
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  1. 6. Cultivating Objectivity: Soloveitchik, the Marburg School, and Religious Pluralism
  2. pp. 129-156
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 157-164
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 165-224
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 225-232
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  1. About the Author
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