Living The Letters: An Alphabet of Emerging Jewish Thought

Marmur, Michael

In this work, Michael Marmur employs the structure of the Hebrew alphabet to set out elements of an emerging Jewish theology, presenting a case for the urgent relevance of Jewish life at a time of deepening rupture and accelerating change. He presents core components of a theory and practice of contemporary Judaism.

The Hebrew alphabet has long beguiled and preoccupied Biblical authors and liturgical poets, rationalists and mystics, conservatives and radicals. It has served as a locus of theological speculation, an engine of creativity and a recurrent motif throughout the cycle of life, from childhood instruction to graveside recitation. For each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Marmur proposes a concept, gleaned from theology, philosophy, ritual, politics, community and other fields. Readers are invited to combine and deploy them in imagining a Judaism of tomorrow.

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Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2025-04-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031810404

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-81041-1

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 407.0