for Advanced Studies
Lecture Series "Reason and Revelation in Jewish Tradition"
16 April 2018
Photo: Centro Primo Levy NY
The general theme of the lecture series in 2018 will be “Reason and Revelation in Jewish Tradition.” The lectures will introduce Jewish thought to the interested public and expose the relationship between reason and revelation in specific Jewish writings. They will revolve 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 for Jewish Philosophy and Religion, will present 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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Venue
Room K or C (see programme)
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1
20146 Hamburg
Contact and Further Information
Dr. Lilian Türk
lilian.tuerk"AT"uni-hamburg.de