Modern Jewish Theology

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TAUGHT BY GTU/CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES. The intellectual, social, and political conditions known as "modernity" have transformed how people seek and think about the divine. In this survey course, we will explore major trends in modern Jewish theology, from the mid-eighteenth century through the present. Topics to be considered will include new emphases on individual autonomy and personal experience, tensions between universalism and particularism, navigations of historical relativism, theological perplexities after the Shoah, and the rise of feminism. This course is required for all MA and certificate students at CJS.