Reason and Revelation Before Historicism

Sharon Portnoff is an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Connecticut College.

• CHAPTER 1  BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTIONPart I:  Review of Literature IntroductionPart II  General Background Why is There a Tension Between Philosophy and Revelatory Theology? The Tension Between Philosophy and Revelatory Theologyin Modern Western ThoughtStrauss and Fackenheim on the Tension between Philosophy and Revelatory Theology in Modern Western ThoughtThe Tension Between Philosophy and Revelation in Jewish PhilosophyThe Dead End of Resolving the TensionStrauss and Fackenheim:  Two Options to Restore Reason and RevelationPart III:  Development of Argument in Chapter FormOverview in Chapter FormStrauss and Fackenheim:  A Note on MethodologyCHAPTER 2  STRAUSS' FORMULATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REASON AND REVELATION IN MODERN THOUGHT AND HIS REJECTION OF A PRACTICAL  SYNTHESISPart I:  Strauss on Western Philosophy IntroductionStrauss on the Ancient PhilosophersStrauss on MachiavelliStrauss on HobbesStrauss on HeideggerPart II:  Strauss on Jewish Philosophy Strauss on the BibleStrauss on SpinozaStrauss on CohenStrauss on RosenzweigConclusionCHAPTER 3  FACKENHEIM'S FORMULATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND REVELATORY THEOLOGY IN MODERN THOUGHTPart I  Fackenheim on Western Philosophy IntroductionFackenheim on KantFackenheim on HegelFackenheim on SchellingFackenheim on HeideggerPart II  Fackenheim on Jewish Philosophy Fackenheim on the BibleFackenheim on SpinozaFackenheim on RosenzweigFackenheim on Buber Part III  Fackenheim’s Synthesis Fackenheim’s Synthesis of Revelatory Religion and PhilosophyCHAPTER 4  THE PROBLEM OF HISTORICISM IntroductionThe Necessity of “Openness” In Philosophic and/or Religious ThoughtThe Problem of Historicism:  Strauss’ Return to Natural RightThe Problem of Historicism:  Fackenheim the Philosopher's Return to HistoryThe Problem of Historicism:  Fackenheim the Theologian's Return to HistoryConclusionCHAPTER 5  REASON AND REVELATION:  JEWISH THOUGHT AFTER STRAUSS AND FACKENHEIM IntroductionStrauss:  Jerusalem and AthensFackenheim's Rejection of the Return to Greek ThoughtResults from Beginning with and Fackenheim’s PositionThe Present Writer's PositionBIBLIOGRAPHY