Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism

Name: Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism
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ISBN: 9780226092775

ISBN-10: 0226092771

ISBN-13: 9780226092775

Edition: 2006

Authors: Geoffrey Cantor, Marc Swetlitz

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Darwin’s theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging from angry rejection to enthusiastic acceptance. While Christian responses to evolution have been studied extensively, little scholarly attention has been paid to Jewish reactions. Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism is the first extended meditation on the nbsp;Jewish engagement with this crucial and controversial theory. The contributors to Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism—from several academic…

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.89" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



List of Contributors


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Historical Perspectives on Jewish Responses to Evolution


Introduction to Part 1



Anglo-Jewish Responses to Evolution




Responses to Evolution by Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Rabbis in Twentieth-Century America




"Practically, I Am a Fundamentalist": Twentieth-Century Orthodox Jews Contend with Evolution and Its Implications




Social Uses of Evolution: Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Zionism


Introduction to Part 2



The Impact of Social Darwinism on Anti-Semitic Ideology in Germany and Austria, 1860-1945




The Evolution of Jewish Identity: Ignaz Zollschan between Jewish and Aryan Race Theories, 1910-1945




Zionism, Race, and Eugenics




Evolution and Contemporary Judaism


Introduction to Part 3



Crisis Management via Biblical Interpretation: Fundamentalism, Modern Orthodoxy, and Genesis




Torah and Madda? Evolution in the Jewish Educational Context




Modern Orthodoxy and Evolution: The Models of Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi A. I. Kook




The Order of Creation and the Emerging God: Evolution and Divine Action in the Natural World



Suggested Reading


Index