Sabbath Evenings at Home, Vol. 1 of 2
Sabbath Evenings at Home, Vol. 1 of 2

Author: Miriam Mendes Belisario

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780243171828

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Excerpt from Sabbath Evenings at Home, Vol. 1 of 2: Or Familiar Conversations on the Jewish Religion, Its Spirit and Observances The vital importance of acquiring an intimate knowledge and appreciation of the integral principles of the holy faith of Israel is so generally recognised among its members, as affording the only means of enabling them to perform conscientiously the several duties it pre scribes, that, as a necessary consequence, it naturally follows, that no effort, however humble or insignificant, should be withheld, if in any way calculated to elucidate the same. Acting upon these premises, the author of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism
Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism

Author: Geoffrey Cantor

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2008-09-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0226093018

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Darwin’s theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging from angry rejection to enthusiastic acceptance. While Christian responses to evolution have been studied extensively, little scholarly attention has been paid to Jewish reactions. Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism is the first extended meditation on the Jewish engagement with this crucial and controversial theory. The contributors to Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism—from several academic disciplines and two branches of the rabbinate—present case studies showing how Jewish discussions of evolution have been shaped by the intersections of faith, science, philosophy, and ideology in specific historical contexts. Furthermore, they examine how evolutionary theory has been deployed when characterizing Jews as a race, both by Zionists and by anti-Semites. Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism addresses historical and contemporary, as well as progressive and Orthodox, responses to evolution in America, Europe, and Israel, ultimately extending the history of Darwinism into new religious domains.