Great Jewish Thinkers: Their Lives and Work

Chapters

• Introduction pp. 12-13
• 1 Saadia Gaon: A Glimpse into Saadia's Times pp. 14-16
• 1 Saadia Gaon: Saadia's Philosophy pp. 16-19
• 1 Saadia Gaon: A Man of Principle and Compassion pp. 19-21
• 2 Yehudah HaLevi: From Love Poet to Patriot and Philosopher pp. 22-26
• 2 Yehudah HaLevi: Reason is Not Enough pp. 26-29
• 2 Yehudah HaLevi: Legend Rounds Out History pp. 30-31
• 3 Maimonides: Reaching Understanding through Reason pp.32-37
• 3 Maimonides: Maimonides' Character and Spirit pp. 37-41
• 4 Moses de Leon: Who Wrote the Zohar? pp. 42-45
• 4 Moses de Leon: A Response to Human Need pp. 46-48
• 4 Moses de Leon: A Different Idea of the Torah's Meaning pp. 49-51
• 5 Isaac Luria: The Historical Setting pp. 52-54
• 5 Isaac Luria: The Retelling of Cosmic History pp. 55-57
• 5 Isaac Luria: Luria in History and Legend pp. 57-59
• 6 Baal Shem Tov: A Spiritual Healer pp. 60-64
• 6 Baal Shem Tov: "There is no Place Where G-D is Not" pp.64-66
• 6 Baal Shem Tov: The Value of Prayer pp. 66-68
• 6 Baal Shem Tov: The Proper Role of Jewish Leaders pp. 68-69
• 7 Moses Mendelssohn: A Bridge Between Cultures pp. 70-78
• 7 Moses Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn as Jewish Advocate pp. 78-80
• 7 Moses Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn's Philosophy of Judaism pp. 80-84
• 7 Moses Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn's Place in Jewish History pp. 84-85
• 8 Theodore Herzl: From Mendelssohn to Herzl pp. 86-92
• 8 Theodore Herzl: The Father of Political Zionism pp.92-94
• 8 Theodore Herzl: A Jewish State for the Jewish Question pp. 95-99
• 9 Ahad Aham: The Evolving Jewish National Spirit pp 100-104
• 9 Ahad Aham: Spiritual Zionism pp. 104-109
• 9 Ahad Aham: Evaluating Spiritual Zionism pp. 109-111
• 10 Herman Cohen: A Societal G-d and a Personal G-d pp. 112-120
• 10 Herman Cohen: Comforting Controversy as Judaism's Spokesman pp. 121-125
• 11 Franz Rosenzweig: A Dramatic Life Cut Short pp. 126-133
• 11 Franz Rosenzweig: On Being a Full Jewish Human Being pp. 133-135
• 12 Martin Buber: I and Thou pp. 136-141
• 12 Martin Buber: A Religious Anarchist, Jewish in Spirit and Deed pp. 141-147
• 13 Leo Baerck: The Last Representative of German Jewry pp. 148-156
• 13 Leo Baerck: The Challenge of Moral Behavior pp. 157-159
• 14 Abraham Isaac Kook: A Mystical Nationalist pp. 160-166
• 14 Abraham Isaac Kook: Working with People to Sanctify Life pp. 166-173
• 15 Abraham Heschel: Nature, G-d, and Humanity pp. 174-182
• 15 Abraham Heschel: Iconoclast and Activist pp. 182-185
• 16 Mordecai Kaplan: Founding Reconstruction pp.186-193
• 16 Mordecai Kaplan: Teacher and Innovator pp. 194-197
• Epilogue:Issues in Contemporary Jewish Thought pp. 198-205
• Epilogue: The Complications of the Modern World pp.205-210
• Epilogue: The Role of Jewish Women... pp.210-215