Reviving Jewish Theology
metaphysics, hermeneutics, ethics
$345.42
- Hardcover
350 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2025
Summary
Rekindling the Divine Spark: A Positive Jewish Theology
In this insightful study, Steven Kepnes embarks on a mission to construct a ‘positive’ Jewish theology. This approach seeks to articulate God’s nature and powers, standing in contrast to ‘apophatic’ theologies rooted in the Holocaust and postmodern thought, which often deny language’s capacity to express the divine.
Kepnes draws inspiration from the Pentateuch, Prophets, and the rich tapestry of Jewish prayer. He skillf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009399708 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009399705 |
| Author: | Steven Kepnes |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 350 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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‘Steven Kepnes has long been one of the most thoughtful voices in the Jewish theology, and in this masterful book, he brings together a deep wisdom about Jewish thought, a wide-ranging perspective on the history of theology, and an urgent call a new theological discourse, one that can allow us to repair the world.’ Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics, University of Chicago
About The Author
Steven Kepnes
Steven Kepnes is Professor of World Religions and Jewish Studies at Colgate University and author of The Future Of Jewish Theology (2013), Jewish Liturgical Reasoning, (2007) and The Text As Thou (1993), and editor of The Cambridge Companion To Jewish Theology (2021).
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