Alan Brill. Judaism and Other Religions: Models of Understanding

Islam and other Religions

Any student of comparative religion will notice - and seek to identify as well - the points of similarity and difference between various religions. One might even claim that the discipline of “influence studies” has its roots in these discussions of comparison and contrast. However, these discussions persistently fail to address the nuances of particular faiths. Here, I intend to shed some ligh...

islam and other religions

any student of comparative religion will notice - and seek to identify as well - the points of similarity and difference between various religions. one might even claim that the discipline of “influence studies” has its roots in these discussions of comparison and contrast. however, these discussions persistently fail to address the nuances of particular faiths. here, i intend to shed some ligh...

Understanding Tibetan Religions Through Artistic Conventions

An Ideal Rosh Yeshiva: By His Light: Character and Values in the Service of God and Leaves of Faith by Rav

This review gives a broad overview of the recent volumes of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein’s thought. Topics covered in the review include his approach to Judaism, an analysis of his intellectual influences, his views of modernity, and his place in contemporary Orthodoxy. The review points out the seminal role of these essays for the formation of Centrist Orthodox thought over the last thirty years. B...

Truth in the Context of Christian Faith and its Relation to Other Religions

In the following reflections on the understanding of truth in regard to Christian faith (or even in regard to religious faith, experience, and language in general), I advocate a relational interpretation of truth. Truth in that sense is understood not primarily as an intellectual assertion but as a qualification of a dynamic, existential, personal relation. Truth is the trustworthiness of that ...