Jewish Theology for a Postmodern Age

Dr Miriam Feldmann Kaye is a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, and adjunct assistant professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She held the Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Scholarship for Humanities in the Departments of Comparative Religion and Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and served as an associate fellow at the Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace and Reconciliation at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Haifa, an MA from the University of London, and is a recipient of the Theological Studies Prize from the University of Cambridge, where she gained her BA in theology and religious studies.

Reviews‘The flourishing of postmodern culture and the development of postmodern philosophy pose important and difficult challenges to Jewish thought, especially in their denial of the existence of a single objective and ultimate truth. The book initiates a multidisciplinary conversation between Jewish thought and Continental philosophy through confronting the outlook of theology with that of postmodernist thought.’Makor Rishon'Dr Miriam Feldmann Kaye’s book is an indispensable read for current Jewish theology. She deals with three crucial contemporary issues---community belief, language, and revelation---from a postmodernist perspective. However, you do not have to be a postmodernist (as I am not) to realize the urgent need for this book and to appreciate the brilliance of this defense for the flourishing of Jewish theology.'Jerome Yehuda Gellman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev'Dr Feldmann Kaye offers a detailed analysis of influential recent trends in Israeli thought associated with postmodernism. It will be an important companion for scholars and intellectuals, whether or not they believe that postmodernist thought advances a worthwhile theory of religious belief and commitment, or even that it provides an accurate diagnosis of our current situation.'Professor Shalom Carmy, Yeshiva University, New York'By subjecting Jewish discourse to the newest ideas in Western philosophy Miriam Feldmann Kaye offers a clear and enriching analysis of issues of fundamental concern and offers a constructive way forward.'Rabbi Professor Naftali Rothenberg, senior research fellow, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute‘Kaye has pulled off a tour de force in bridging philosophical and theological thinking by applying postmodern Western philosophy to Jewish religious discourse. She provides order, connects dots, and discerns patterns to a wide-ranging body of new trends, ideas, and texts associated with postmodernism.’David B Levy, Association of Jewish Libraries

• Introduction1. Culture2. Language3. Revelation in a Postmodern Age4. Conclusions BibliographyIndex