Overview

This original work in contemporary Jewish philosophy consists of six letters of chapter length, along with six brief responses. Through the genre of letters it explores the meaning of revelation for modern Jewish life. It looks to the religious resources that emerge from within the interpersonal realm in order to respond to the changes and challenges that confront Jewish life and self-understanding. Developments in modern Jewish philosophy as well as the philosophy of religion are also taken as the context for this presentation.

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This title has been selected by the Jewish Book Club, October 1992. An interesting postmodern attempt at breaking through the false boundaries of the autonomous self and monologic philosophic writing by employing the genre of the letter. (Steven Kepnes, Religious Studies Review)

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The Author: Michael Oppenheim is an associate professor and the Chair of the Department of Religion at Concordia University in Montreal. He has published a number of articles in the areas of modern Jewish philosophy and contemporary Jewish identity, and is the author of What Does Revelation Mean for the Modern Jew? He received his Ph.D. from the University of California. Michael Oppenheim is the father of two spirited preteenage children, David and Aaron.

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