{"product_id":"religion-and-the-individual-a-jewish-perspective-hardback-9780521411387","title":"Religion and the Individual; A Jewish Perspective (Hardback) 9780521411387","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReligion and the Individual\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Jewish Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacobs conducts a thorough survey of some of the most important instances where the individual is discussed in the Jewish religious tradition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis Jacobs (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521411387, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 January 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 cm, 0.394 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...thorough and intelligent presentation of primary sources.\"   Louis E. Newman, Religious Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe aim of this study is to demonstrate that, for all the admitted emphasis on peoplehood in the Jewish religious tradition, there are equally strong individualistic tendencies within Judaism which should not be confined to the sidelines. Dr Jacobs maintains that - in any balanced view of Judaism - it needs to be shown that what the individual does with his life has eternal significance for that same individual, not only for the Jewish people as a whole. Through a careful analysis of the primary texts, Jacobs conducts a thorough survey of some of the most important instances where the individual is discussed in the Jewish religious tradition. In so doing, his aim is not to elevate individualism at the expense of the Jewish community, but rather to show that Judaism pivots centrally neither on the people nor on the individual, but rests, rather, on both: his contention, finally, is that each needs to be taken equally into account if a balanced opinion of both is to be formed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Individual significance\u003cbr\u003e 2. Self-realization as a religious value\u003cbr\u003e 3. Attitudes to life and death\u003cbr\u003e 4. Family relationships\u003cbr\u003e 5. Loving the neighbour\u003cbr\u003e 6. Communal obligations\u003cbr\u003e 7. God and the soul\u003cbr\u003e 8. Does a person's body belong to God?\u003cbr\u003e 9. Worship with the body\u003cbr\u003e 10. God and personal freedom\u003cbr\u003e 11. Immortality\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusion: a question of emphasis\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005577351448,"sku":"9780521411387","price":67.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521411387i_863be698-425c-4d2a-b2dc-a652fa8675c1.jpg?v=1691381296","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/religion-and-the-individual-a-jewish-perspective-hardback-9780521411387","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}