This seminar series is held under the joint auspices of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies, the Faculty of Theology & Religion and the Centre for the Study of the Bible. It is designed to create a forum for considering recent developments in modern Jewish thought. In particular, these seminars are intended to provide a forum for discussing recently published books in the field.
Wednesdays at 5pm
Online via Zoom only
Conveners: Miri Freud-Kandel and Daniel M. Herskowitz
Week 2, 1 May
Prof. Martin Shuster, North Carolina University, will be discussing his book How to Measure a World? A Philosophy of Judaism
In order to participate in this seminar, please register at the Zoom link here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqc-6vrjsrGtWFpK9Yf-BwpRALj3-F4Eyn
Week 4, 15 May
Prof. Yuval Jobani, Tel Aviv University, will be discussing his book The First Jewish Environmentalist: The Green Philosophy of A. D. Gordon
In order to participate in this seminar, please register at the Zoom link here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdeyvpjsuHdWP-EH2npPQXl9RmisXkfdF
Week 6, 29 May
Professor Andrea Dara Cooper, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will discuss her book ‘Gendering Modern Jewish Thought’
In order to participate in this seminar, please register at the Zoom link here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsf–qrjkrGtM8k-7ILJ0sKWqqiSARm03U
Week 8, 12 June
No seminar this week.
All are welcome