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Elliot N. Dorff

Auteur de Matters of Life and Death

37+ oeuvres 808 utilisateurs 2 critiques 1 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Elliot N. Dorff is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Judaism and a visiting professor at the UCLA School of Law.

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Å’uvres de Elliot N. Dorff

Matters of Life and Death (1998) 84 exemplaires
Contemporary Jewish Theology: A Reader (1998) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
Epître de l'Amour (2000) 1 exemplaire
The Book Of Genesis 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Christianity in Jewish Terms (2000) — Contributeur — 169 exemplaires
The Blackwell Companion to Judaism (2000) — Contributeur — 65 exemplaires
Semeia 34: Biblical Hermeneutics in Jewish Moral Discourse (1985) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires

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Date de naissance
1943-06-24
Sexe
male
Études
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Columbia University (PhD) (Philosophy)
Professions
bio-ethicist
Conservative rabbi
Courte biographie
A Conservative rabbi, Elliot Dorff was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1970 and earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University in 1971, with a dissertation in moral theory. Since then he has directed the rabbinical and master`s programs at the University of Judaism, where he is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy.

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Signalé
icm | Oct 3, 2008 |
About the author, from the back cover of the book: "Elliot N. Dorff was ordained a rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1970 and eared his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971. Since then he has directed the rabbinical and master's programs at the University of Judaism, where he is currently rector and professor of philosophy. In Los Angeles he is the vice president of Jewish Family Service. In spring 1993 he served on the ethics committee of the Clinton Healthcare Task Force. Rabbi Dorff's publication include some one hundred articles on Jewish thought, law and ethics, together with five books [on Judaism]. . .He is married and has four children.

About the book: the reviewer for Shofar said of this work: "In this book [the author] probes what we as adults can know about God through human reason, human and Divine words, and human and Divine action. Without assuming a background in philosophy, he presents some of the major philosophical options and conundrums in using each of these sources of knowledge about God and the images of God that result."
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Å’uvres
37
Aussi par
5
Membres
808
Popularité
#31,571
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
2
ISBN
61
Langues
2
Favoris
1

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