Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOverall, Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script represents an exciting revival of sophisticated scholarly interest in the ''German Socrates''' philosophical-theological contributions. . . . The book is a must-read for students of Judaism, German intellectual history, and the hermeneutic tradition, and it may be hoped that more of its kind will follow.
* Toronto Journal of Theology *
With scholarly acuity and philological sophistication, Sacks offers us an elegant historical examination of Mendelssohn's own historical consciousness, capturing the philosopher's enduring relevance for the present and future.
* The Journal of Religion *
Highly recommended.
* Choice *
Sacks has written an accessible book that will help students who read Jerusalem to better understand Mendelssohn's intellectual methods and objectives as well as his contributions to the development of modern religious forms of Judaism. Mendelssohn's Living Script is also an important book that makes a valuable contribution to debates that will continue to engage the next generation of scholars of Mendelssohn.
* Reading Religion *
Table of ContentsTranslations and Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The "Living Script": Jerusalem's Perplexing Arguments
2. Conceptual Disfiguring: Jewish Practice and Philosophical History
3. The Felicity of the Nation: Jewish Practice and Social History
4. "The Strict Obedience We Owe": Jewish Practice and the Study of History
5. Rethinking Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn's Historical Judaism
Conclusion: Beyond Mendelssohn: History, Modernity, and Religious Practice
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