Jewish Thought

Noted Prague rabbi was accused of being a follower of false messiah Shabbetai Zevi.

Scholar quarreled with almost all his contemporaries.

Emphasis placed on human free will and what is true to an individual.

Few facts are known about this teacher of Rabbi Akiba.

11th-century Spanish philosopher best known for Duties of the Heart, an attempt to organize Jewish ethical teachings into a cohesive system.

Biblical commentator looked at Torah in both traditional and kabbalistic ways.

Maimonides reconciled views of the Greek philosopher with Judaism.

Solomon Ibn Adret wrote numerous Medieval responsa.

To what extent do Judaism and science collide?

Evolutionary biology thrives alongside serious engagement with the Genesis narrative.

Changes in anthropology--and in Jewish studies--have brought about a new field of inquiry in academia.

Anthropological studies of Judaism come to grips with some of the big themes in Jewish culture: the centrality of texts, the question of performance, and historical change.