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Darwin’s theory of evolution transformed the life sciences and made profound claims about human origins and the human condition, topics often viewed as the prerogative of religion. As a result, evolution has provoked a wide variety of religious responses, ranging from angry rejection to enthusiastic acceptance. While Christian responses to evolution have been studied extensively, little scholarly attention has been paid to Jewish reactions. __Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism__ is the first extended meditation on the Jewish engagement with this crucial and controversial theory. The contributors to __Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism—__from several academic disciplines and two branches of the rabbinate—present case studies showing how Jewish discussions of evolution have been shaped by the intersections of faith, science, philosophy, and ideology in specific historical contexts. Furthermore, they examine how evolutionary theory has been deployed when characterizing Jews as a race, both by Zionists and by anti-Semites. __Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism__ addresses historical and contemporary, as well as progressive and Orthodox, responses t

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Author

Geoffrey Cantor (editor); Marc Swetlitz (editor)

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226092775

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Judaism, Science, Religion