Overview

For thousands of years the Jewish tradition has been a source of moral guidance, for Jews and non-Jews alike. As the essays in this volume show, the theologians and practitioners of Judaism have a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in an open, argumentative mode that reveals the strengths and weaknesses of all sides of a question. The Jewish tradition also offers guidance for moral conduct by individuals, communities, and countries and shows how to motivate people to do the good and right thing.The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality is a collection of original essays addressing these topics--historical and contemporary, as well as philosophical and practical--by leading scholars from around the world. The first section of the volume describes the history of the Jewish tradition's moral thought, from the Bible to contemporary Jewish approaches. The second part includes chapters on specific fields in ethics, including the ethics of medicine, business, sex, speech, politics, war, and the environment.

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Author:   Elliot N. Dorff (Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, American Jewish University) ,  Jonathan K. Crane (Raymond F. Schinazi Junior Scholar in Bioethics and Jewish Thought, Raymond F. Schinazi Junior Scholar in Bioethics and Jewish Thought, Center for Ethics, Emory University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780190608385

ISBN 10:   0190608382
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   18 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction - Jonathan K. Crane and Elliot N. Dorff I. Jewish Ethical Theories 1. Introduction: Why Study Jewish Ethics? - Elliot N. Dorff and Jonathan K. Crane 2. Ethical Theory and Practice in the Hebrew Bible - Elaine Goodfriend 3. Ethical Theories in Rabbinic Literature - Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert 4. Ethical Theories in Jewish Mystical Writings - Joseph Dan 5. Ethical Theories Among Medieval Jewish Philosophers - Warren Zev Harvey 6. Spinoza and Jewish Ethics - David Novak 7. Mussar Ethics and Other Nineteenth Century Jewish Ethical Theories - Ira Stone 8. Ethical Theories of Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber - Jonathan K. Crane 9. Ethical Theories of Mordecai Kaplan and Abraham Joshua Heschel - Matthew LaGrone 10. Ethical Theories of Abraham Isaac Kook and Joseph B. Soloveitchik - Lawrence Kaplan 11. Ethical Implications of the Holocaust - Michael Berenbaum 12. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Reform Movement - Michael Marmur 13. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Conservative Movement - Shai Cherry 14. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Orthodox Movement - David Shatz 15. Jewish Ethical Theories in the Reconstructionist Movement - David Teutsch 16. Feminist Jewish Ethical Theories - Judith Plaskow 17. Postmodern Jewish Ethical Theories - Martin Kavka II. Topics in Jewish Morals 18. Introduction - Elliot N. Dorff and Jonathan K. Crane 19. Bioethics: The Beginning of Life - Elliot N. Dorff 20. Bioethics: The End of Life - Daniel Sinclair 21. Bioethics: The Distribution of Health Care - Aaron Mackler 22. Bioethics: Current and Future Issues in Genetics - Laurie Zoloth 23. Jewish Business Ethics - Barry Leff 24. Jewish Sexual Ethics - Danya Ruttenberg 25. Jewish Environmental Ethics - Arthur Waskow 26. Jewish Animal Ethics - Aaron Gross 27. Jewish Ethics of Speech - Alyssa Gray 28. Jewish Political Ethics in America - Jill Jacobs 29. Jewish Political Ethics in Israel - Reuven Hammer 30. Judaism and Criminal Justice - Laurie Levenson 31. Jewish Ethics and War - Asa Kasher List of Abbreviations Biblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Sources Index Subject Index

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The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality addresses what has long been a major lacuna in the field of Jewish studies. No one who studies the history of Judaism would deny that ethics has always occupied a central place in Jewish thought and practice... Elliot Dorff and Jonathan Crane have given us the most definitive and encyclopedic presentation of Jewish ethics ever assembled. * Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics * This book is an excellent addition to libraries at academic institutions; it offers specialists in subdisciplines of Jewish ethics accessible entry into the broader field and also provides a way for scholars of other ethical discourses or traditions to begin to engage with the field of Jewish ethics. Individuals or organizations engaging in interfaith work with Jewish partners are also likely to find the essays in this collection useful. The essays function as concise and generally clear introductions to a host of topics under the umbrella of Jewish ethics. * Alyssa A. Henning, Religious Studies Review *

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality addresses what has long been a major lacuna in the field of Jewish studies. No one who studies the history of Judaism would deny that ethics has always occupied a central place in Jewish thought and practice... Elliot Dorff and Jonathan Crane have given us the most definitive and encyclopedic presentation of Jewish ethics ever assembled. Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics

"""This book is an excellent addition to libraries at academic institutions; it offers specialists in subdisciplines of Jewish ethics accessible entry into the broader field and also provides a way for scholars of other ethical discourses or traditions to begin to engage with the field of Jewish ethics. Individuals or organizations engaging in interfaith work with Jewish partners are also likely to find the essays in this collection useful. The essays function as concise and generally clear introductions to a host of topics under the umbrella of Jewish ethics."" --Alyssa A. Henning, Religious Studies Review ""This wonderful volume is magisterial and rich with knowledge, inspiration and information. It belongs on the bookshelf of every thinking Jew. It is a remarkable reference for scholar and layperson alike.""--JewishMediaReview ""The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Ethics and Morality addresses what has long been a major lacuna in the field of Jewish studies. No one who studies the history of Judaism would deny that ethics has always occupied a central place in Jewish thought and practice... Elliot Dorff and Jonathan Crane have given us the most definitive and encyclopedic presentation of Jewish ethics ever assembled."" --Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics"

Author Information

Elliot N. Dorff is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at American Jewish University, Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law, Chair of the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, and a Past President of the Society of Jewish Ethics. Jonathan K. Crane is the Raymond F. Schinazi Junior Scholar in Bioethics and Jewish Thought at Emory University's Center for Ethics.

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