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[Ber73]
Berkovits, Eliezer. Faith after the Holocaust. Ktav Publishing
House, New York. 1973. Paperback, 1977. ISBN 0-870681-93-1.
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[Ber79]
Berkovits, Eliezer God, Man and History. Jonathan David, New
York. 1979. ISBN 0-824602-39-0. Out of print.
[Ble92]
Blech, Benjamin. Understanding Judaism: The Basics of Deed and
Creed. Jason Aronson; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-876682-91-3.
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[Bub74]
Buber, Martin; Kaufman, Walter (trans). I and Thou. MacMillan
Publishing Company, 1974. Paperback. 185 pages. ISBN
0-684717-25-5.
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[Dor92]
Dorff, Elliot. Knowing God: Jewish Journeys to the Unknowable.
Jason Aronson. 1992. Paperback, 1996. ISBN 1-568219-64-4. [R.
Dorff is provost and professor of philosophy at the University
of Judaism (Conservative)]
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[Dor98]
Dorff, Elliot N. (ed); Newman, Louis E. (ed.) Contemporary
Jewish Theology: A Reader. Oxford Univ Press; 1998. Paperback.
ISBN 0-195114-67-1. [Conservative]
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[Fis98]
Fishbane, Michael. The Exegetical Imagination: On Jewish
Thought and Theology. Harvard Univ Pr; October 1998. Paperback.
ISBN 0-674274-62-8. [Illustrates the technique of midrashic
biblical exposition, as well as discussing some of the
conclusions reached.]
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[Gil90]
Gillman, Neil. Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the
Modern Jew. Jewish Publication Society. 1990. Paperback, 1992.
296 pp. ISBN 0-827604-03-3. [A National Jewish Book Award
winner; R. Gillman is professor of philosophy at the Jewish
Theological Seminary] (Conservative)
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[Gre92]
Green, Arthur. Seek My Face, Speak My Name: A Contemporary
Jewish Theology. Jason Aronson. 1992. Paperback, 1994. ISBN
1-568212-13-5. [R. Green, who recently left the presidency of
the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College for a chair at
Brandeis, is regarded as a leading exponent of neo-Hasidism]
(Reconstructionist)
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[Har85]
Hartman, David. A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in
Traditional Judaism. Free Press. 1985. Paperback, 1998, Jewish
Lights Pub. 368 pp. ISBN 1-580230-11-3. [R. Hartman is director
of the Shalom Hartman Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies in
Jerusalem, and a student of Rav Soloveitchik z"l]
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[Hes55]
Heschel, Abraham Joshua. God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of
Judaism. Harper Torchbook. 1966. Reprinted 1997, Noonday Press.
464 pp. ISBN 0-374513-31-7. [One of Heschel's more accessible
major works.]
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[Hes97]
Heschel, Abraham Joshua. Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of
Religion. Noonday Press, 1997. Paperback. 320 pages. ISBN
0-374513-28-7.
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[Jew00]
Jewish Observer, The. The Ethical Imperative: Torah
perspectives on ethics and values. Artscroll/Mesorah; 2000.
Hardcover. ISBN 1-578195-08-X.
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[Kap79]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Handbook of Jewish Thought. Maznaim Publishing
Corp., 4304 12th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219,
718-438-7680, New York/Jerusalem, 1979. Hardcover Vol 2, 1992.
ISBN 0-940118-79-3.
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[Kap34]
Kaplan, Mordecai M. Judaism as a Civilization.
Reconstructionist Press, New York. 1934. Jewish Publication
Society; 1994. Paperback. 640 pages. ISBN 0-827605-29-3. [One
of the most original contributions toward creating a
comprehensive program for creative Jewish life. Kaplan here
offers his now famous concept of Judaism as an evolving
religious civilization. For Judaism to survive and grow, Jews
must continue to reconstruct their heritage in response to
changes in social, political, and cultural conditions.]
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[Kap94]
Kaplan, Mordecai, M. The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish
Religion. Wayne State Univ Pr; 1994. Paperback reprint. ISBN
0-814325-52-1. [Kaplan's most easily understood theological
work. It is organized around the Jewish holidays but actually
is an elaboration of the basic concepts of his theological
system. This edition includes a new introduction, in which
Kaplan's thought is put in a historical perspective.]
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[Pel84]
Peli, P. (ed.)Soloveitchik on Repentance: The Thought and Oral
Discourses of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Paulist Press.
1984. Reprinted 1996 Paperback, Jason Aronson. 320 pp. ISBN
1-568219-85-7. [The Rav as presented by the late chair of
Hebrew Studies at Ben Gurion University]
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[Sch98]
Schulweis, Harold M. For Those Who Can't Believe: Overcoming
the Obstacles to Faith. Harperperennial Library; 1998.
Paperback. 224 pages. ISBN: 0-060926-51-1.
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[Sel82]
Seltzer, Robert M. Jewish People, Jewish Thought. Prentice Hall
College Div; 1982. Paperback. ISBN 0-024089-40-0.
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[Son86]
Sonsino, Rifat; Syme, Daniel B. Finding God: Ten Jewish
Responses. Union of American Hebrew Congregations; 1986.
Paperback. 140 pages. ISBN 0-807403-12-1. [Reform].
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[Sol83]
Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov. Halachic Man. Jewish Publication
Society: Philadelphia PA. 1983. ISBN 0-827602-22-7. Paperback,
1984, 182 pp. ISBN 0-827603-97-5 .
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[Sol91]
Soloveichik, Rabbi Ahron, Logic of the Heart, Logic of the
Mind. Judaica Press/Genesis Jerusalem Press, 1991, ISBN
0-963093-60-6. Out of print.
[Wol91]
Wolpe, David J. The Healer of Shattered Hearts: A Jewish View
of God. Penguin USA (Paper); 1991. Paperback Reprint edition.
ISBN 0-140147-95-0.
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