Reason and Revelation
A Lecture Series
The general theme of the lecture series in 2018 was "Reason and Revelation in Jewish Tradition." The lectures introduced Jewish thought to the interested public and exposed the relationship between reason and revelation in specific Jewish writings. They revolved around the following questions: under which circumstances can we speak of reason within the framework of Judaism? Can we erroneously read reason into the sources of heavenly revelation? How can the presupposition of reason/ratio be justified by Jewish thinkers and deduced from traditional Jewish sources? Does reason concur with faith, or are they exclusive epistemological spheres?
Our speakers, who are either fellows at the Maimonides Centre or faculty members at the Institute, presented their research on aspects of Jewish thought, philosophy, theology and mysticism.
Date and Time
Summer Term 2018: On Mondays and Wednesdays, 18:15–19:45
Programme
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Lecture2Go
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The lecture series was organised by the Institute for Jewish Philosophy and Religion, in cooperation with the Maimonides Centre for Advanced Studies.
Contact
Dr. Lilian Türk: lilian.tuerk"AT"uni-hamburg.de