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The Jewish social contract : an essay in political theology / / David Novak



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Autore: Novak David <1941-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Jewish social contract : an essay in political theology / / David Novak Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2005
Edizione: Course Book
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina: 296.3/82
Soggetto topico: Judaism and state
Social contract - Religious aspects - Judaism
Judaism and politics
Democracy - Religious aspects - Judaism
Covenants - Religious aspects - Judaism
Secularism - Political aspects
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-249) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Formulating the Jewish social contract -- The covenant -- The covenant reaffirmed -- The law of the state -- Kingship and secularity -- Modern secularity -- The social contract and Jewish-Christian relations -- The Jewish social contract in secular public policy.
Sommario/riassunto: The Jewish Social Contract begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. David Novak takes issue with the view--held by the late philosopher John Rawls and his followers--that citizens of a liberal state must, in effect, check their religion at the door when discussing politics in a public forum. Novak argues that in a "liberal democratic state, members of faith-based communities--such as tradition-minded Jews and Christians--ought to be able to adhere to the broad political framework wholly in terms of their own religious tradition and convictions, and without setting their religion aside in the public sphere. Novak shows how social contracts emerged, rooted in biblical notions of covenant, and how they developed in the rabbinic, medieval, and "modern periods. He offers suggestions as to how Jews today can best negotiate the modern social contract while calling upon non-Jewish allies to aid them in the process. The Jewish Social Contract will prove an enlightening and innovative contribution to the ongoing debate about the role of religion in liberal democracies.
Titolo autorizzato: The Jewish social contract  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-15733-7
9786612157332
1-4008-2439-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820724703321
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Serie: New forum books.