This book explores how Jewish thinkers engaged with Darwin's theory of evolution from the 1860s to the 1960s, offering a unique perspective on one of history's most transformative scientific ideas. Written for readers interested in the intersection of faith and science, it combines intellectual history with thought-provoking analysis.
This book explores how Jewish thinkers engaged with Darwin's theory of evolution from the 1860s to the 1960s, offering a unique perspective on one of history's most transformative scientific ideas. Written for readers interested in the intersection of faith and science, it combines intellectual history with thought-provoking analysis.
Daniel R. Langton is Professor of Jewish History at the University of Manchester with particular interests in modern Jewish thought and identity in the context of religion and science studies and Jewish-/Non-Jewish relations. He is Head of the Department of Religions & Theology, and also co-director of the University's Centre for Jewish Studies.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * Chapter 1: Evolution in the Popular Jewish Imagination: The Case of The Jewish Chronicle * Chapter 2: Enlightened Traditionalists: Levy's Divine World and Castiglioni's Evolutionary Emanations * Chapter 3: The Evolving World of Reform Judaism * Chapter 4: Mystical Evolutions: Elijah Benamozegh's Kabbalistic Elevation and Abraham Isaac Kook's 'Creative Evolution' * Chapter 5: Non-Jewish Jews and Evolutionary Philosophy: Henri Bergson's Creative Evolution and Samuel Alexander's Evolving Spacetime * Chapter 6: Jewish Evolutionary Perspectives on Judaism, Antisemitism, and Race Science: Lucien Wolf's Eugenic Law and Joseph Jacobs' Statistical Account of Evolution and the Environment * Chapter 7: Zionism, Evolutionary Theory, and Eugenics * Chapter 8: Darwinism, the Holocaust, and the Problem of Evil: Mordecai Kaplan's 'Creative Life of the Universe' and Hans Jonas' 'Becoming God' in an Evolved Creation * Chapter 9: Conclusion: Was There a Distinct Jewish Response to Darwinism? * Appendix 01: Appendix: Theological Resources for Jewish Evolutionists
* Introduction * Chapter 1: Evolution in the Popular Jewish Imagination: The Case of The Jewish Chronicle * Chapter 2: Enlightened Traditionalists: Levy's Divine World and Castiglioni's Evolutionary Emanations * Chapter 3: The Evolving World of Reform Judaism * Chapter 4: Mystical Evolutions: Elijah Benamozegh's Kabbalistic Elevation and Abraham Isaac Kook's 'Creative Evolution' * Chapter 5: Non-Jewish Jews and Evolutionary Philosophy: Henri Bergson's Creative Evolution and Samuel Alexander's Evolving Spacetime * Chapter 6: Jewish Evolutionary Perspectives on Judaism, Antisemitism, and Race Science: Lucien Wolf's Eugenic Law and Joseph Jacobs' Statistical Account of Evolution and the Environment * Chapter 7: Zionism, Evolutionary Theory, and Eugenics * Chapter 8: Darwinism, the Holocaust, and the Problem of Evil: Mordecai Kaplan's 'Creative Life of the Universe' and Hans Jonas' 'Becoming God' in an Evolved Creation * Chapter 9: Conclusion: Was There a Distinct Jewish Response to Darwinism? * Appendix 01: Appendix: Theological Resources for Jewish Evolutionists
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