Reviewing the Covenant: Eugene B. Borowitz and the Postmodern Renewal of Jewish Theology(SUNY series in Jewish Philosophy)

This major intellectual response to the leading theologian of liberal Judaism provides a significant indication of future directions in Jewish religious thought.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introductory 1. The Emergence of Postmodern Jewish Theology and Philosophy Peter Ochs 2. Postmodern Judaism: One Theologian's View Eugene B. Borowitz Readings of Borowitz' Renewing the Covenant 3. Gene Borowitz' Renewing the Covenant: A Theology for the Postmodern Jew Yudit Kornberg Greenberg 4. Reading the Covenant: Some Postmodern Reflections Edith Wyschogrod 5. Post-Modern or Chastened Modern? Eugene B. Borowitz' Vision for Jewish Fidelity Thomas W. Ogletree 6. Is the Covenant a Bilateral Relationship? A Response to Eugene Borowitz' Renewing the Covenant David Novak 7. A Critique of Borowitz' Postmodern Jewish Theology Norbert M. Samuelson Readings of the Readings 8. Borowitz and the Postmodern Renewal of Theology Peter Ochs 9. 'Im ba'et, eyma --Since You Object, Let Me Put It This Way Eugene B. Borowitz Postmodern Theological Renewal: A Meditation 10. "Crossing and Recrossing the Void": A Letter to Gene Susan Handelman Bibliography Index Index of Biblical and Rabbinic Sources

About the Author :
Peter Ochs is Edgar M. Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies at the University of Virginia and founder of the Postmodern Jewish Philosophy Network. Eugene B. Borowitz is the Sigmund L. Falk Distinguished Professor of Education and Jewish Religious Thought at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion/New York.

Review :
"This book offers a concise yet panoramic overview of a crucial contemporary debate." - Allan Arkush, author of Moses Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment "Borowitz invited a discussion of postmodernism and Judaism in his book, but the battle over the term yields to what is one of the clearest expositions of the context in contemporary disciplines, and more importantly the reasons why Judaism needs a postmodern turn now. This is not merely taxonomy, but is rather a deep reflection and, better still, conversation about the way Judaism faces the crisis of modernity." - Robert Gibbs, author of Correlations in Rosenzweig and Levinas