Philosophy in a Time of Crisis
Don Isaac Abravanel: Defender of the Faith
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, History, Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Seymour Feldman | ISBN: | 9781136128349 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Seymour Feldman |
| ISBN: | 9781136128349 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The expulsion from Spain did not only result in the destruction and dispersion of Spanish Jewry but led to a crisis in Jewish faith. Don Isaac Abravanel provided a systematic treatment of the main philosophical and theological beliefs of Judaism in an attempt to resolve the inner doubts of his co-religionists. In their Italian exile his son Judah too recognized that Jews were now living in a new cultural world, but he forged a different road for Jews to pursue in their entry into the culture of the Renaissance. This book presents a picture of one family facing the challenges of a new era in Jewish history.
The expulsion from Spain did not only result in the destruction and dispersion of Spanish Jewry but led to a crisis in Jewish faith. Don Isaac Abravanel provided a systematic treatment of the main philosophical and theological beliefs of Judaism in an attempt to resolve the inner doubts of his co-religionists. In their Italian exile his son Judah too recognized that Jews were now living in a new cultural world, but he forged a different road for Jews to pursue in their entry into the culture of the Renaissance. This book presents a picture of one family facing the challenges of a new era in Jewish history.
