Geoffrey D. Claussen

Modern Musar

Contested Virtues in Jewish Thought

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Modern Musar explores the diverse ways Jews understand ten virtues: honesty and love of truth; curiosity and inquisitiveness; humility; courage and valor; temperance and self-restraint; gratitude; forgiveness; love, kindness, and compassion; solidarity and social responsibility; and justice and righteousness.

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Produktdetails

• JPS Anthologies of Jewish Thought
• Verlag: Jewish Publication Society
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 229mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780827613508
• ISBN-10: 0827613504
• Artikelnr.: 62161657

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey D. Claussen is an associate professor of religious studies, chair of the Department of Religious Studies, and Lori and Eric Sklut Scholar in Jewish Studies at Elon University. He is author of Sharing the Burden: Rabbi Sim¿ah Zissel Ziv and the Path of Musar and is a past president of the Society of Jewish Ethics.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Louis E. Newman Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Honesty and Love of Truth (Yosher/Ahavat ha-Emet) 2. Curiosity and Inquisitiveness (Sakranut/
akranut) 3. Humility (Anavah) 4. Courage and Valor (Ometz Lev/Gevurah) 5. Self-Restraint and Temperance (Shelitah Atzmit/Metinut) 6. Gratitude (Hakarat ha-Tov) 7. Forgiveness (Sal
anut) 8. Love, Kindness, and Compassion (Ahavah/
esed/Rämanut) 9. Solidarity and Social Responsibility (Arevut/A
arayut) 10. Justice and Righteousness (Tzedek) Conclusion List of Source Texts Source Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Subject Index Index of Classical Texts