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Covenantal Thinking
Essays on the Philosophy and Theology of David Novak
Paul E. Nahme (Edited by), Yaniv Feller (Edited by)
9781487503987
Hardback, published 11 June 2024
336 pages
23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg
The philosophy and theology of David Novak, one of the most prominent and creative contemporary Jewish thinkers, grapples with Judaism, Christian theology, the tradition of natural law, and the Western philosophical canon. Never shying away from contested ethical and religious themes, Novak’s original insights and intellectual spirit have spanned voluminous publications and inspired Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thinkers to engage concepts such as religious liberty, covenantal morality, and the importance of theological reasoning. Written primarily by scholars in the field of Jewish thought, Covenantal Thinking is a collection of essays dedicated to Novak’s work. The book examines topics such as election, natural law, Jewish political thought, Zionism, and the relation between reason and revelation. This collection is unique because it includes Novak’s replies to his critics, including his clarifications of his philosophical and theological positions. Offering a vital contribution to contemporary Jewish thought, Covenantal Thinking illuminates Novak’s contributions as a scholar who trained, conversed with, and inspired the next generation of philosophical theologians.
Introduction: Covenantal Thinking in the Post-Polemic Age I. Election 1. Speech Delivered at the Seventh Annual Semikha Ceremony of Yeshivat Maharat 2. From Prison to Home 3. Freedom from God: Rebalancing David Novak’s Covenantal Theology 4. What, Not Who, Is a Jew: Halevi-Maimonides in Those Days, Rabbi Aviner and Rabbi Kafih in Our Days 5. Reply II. Natural Law 6. Reconciling Chosenness and Natural Law in David Novak’s Theology of Covenant 7. Getting Clear and Getting Real about Natural Law 8. Inviting David Novak to Re-appraise "Natural Theology" 9. Reply III. Polity 10. Covenant and Federalism: An Appreciation and Critique of David Novak’s Social and Political Thought 11. Politics and Precedent: David Novak, Meir Kahane, and Yoel Teitelbaum (the Satmar Rebbe) on Judaism and Zionism 12. Reply IV. Reason 13. How "Interfaith" Was Medieval Philosophical Dialogue: Wrestling with the Thought of David Novak 14. The Limits of Jewish Philosophical Reflection 15. David Novak on Covenantal Relations 16. Reply Biographies of the Authors
Paul E. Nahme and Yaniv Feller
Marianne Novak
Martin Kavka
Jim Diamond
Menachem Kellner
David Novak
Leora Batnitzky
Lenn Goodman
Matthew Levering
David Novak
Alan Mittleman
Shaul Magid
David Novak
Aaron Hughes
Randi Rashkover
Peter Ochs
David Novak