Jewish Philosophy in a Secular Age

Kenneth Seeskin is Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Northwestern University. His books include Dialogue and Discovery: A Study in Socratic Method, also published by SUNY Press.

• Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Positive Contribution of Negative Theology 3. Miracles and Creation 4. Revelation 5. Suspending the Ethical 6. Does Secular Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake? 7. Job and the Problem of Evil 8. Fackenheim's Dilemma 9. Universality and Particularity Bibliography Index

"It addresses central questions in classic and current Jewish religious thought—analyzes them in an obviously erudite, unpretentious, even elegant manner, solidly derived from the classic texts of general and religious literature—and thus produces a constructive 'relevant' philosophical theology that is very likely to be of concern not only to Jewish thinkers but, as a paradigm, to any thoughtful person." — Steven S. Schwarzchild, Washington University