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Few religious doctrines have attracted more virulent criticism than the idea of the chosen people.
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December 2008 |
Jon D. Levenson |
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October 2005 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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September 2002 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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An exchange between Jon D. Levenson and critics on his December 2001 piece, "How Not to Conduct Jewish-Christian Dialogue."
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April 2002 |
Jon D. Levenson and And Critics |
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A much-hailed statement, signed by dozens of rabbis and Jewish scholars, evades the faiths' profound differences.
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December 2001 |
Jon D. Levenson |
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December 2000 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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A very contemporary battle is shaping up over this ancient practice; at issue are values fundamental not only to Judaism but to America.
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March 2000 |
Jon D. Levenson |
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In rebellion against their parents' teachings, three sons (two Jewish, one Buddhist) illustrate the pluses and minuses of today's spiritual "return."
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June 1999 |
Jon D. Levenson |
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December 1998 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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Twenty-five years after his death, the most influential Jewish theologian in America has been claimed for a wide variety of causes; and little wonder.
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July 1998 |
Jon D. Levenson |
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August 1997 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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Whatever else American Jews may believe in, it is doubtful the majority of them believe in Judaism.
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August 1996 |
David Berger, Saul J. Berman, David R. Blumenthal, Marshall J. Breger and Nina Beth Cardin |
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At a time when books about angels make the best-seller lists, it is refreshing to have one about the devil—if only to remind us that religion is not all sweetness and light; it also has a dark side, which in turn mirrors the dark side of life and of the human heart.
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September 1995 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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Recently retired from the rabbinate and various adjunct professorships in Jewish studies, Joshua O. Haberman, a scholar of 19th-century Jewish philosophy, has sought to clarify his own theological positions through “some serious discussions on religious beliefs with a diverse group of prominent Jews, not merely rabbis and theologians but a cross-section of Jewish intellectuals.”
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May 1994 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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Seldom have scriptural text and social history come together so explosively as in the case of the New Testament story of Judas Iscariot.
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October 1992 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
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A religion reporter for the New York Times and an Orthodox Jew, Ari L. Goldman came to Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 1985 seeking professional enrichment.
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October 1991 |
Reviewed by Jon D. Levenson |
