![]() ![]() ![]() This paper argues, to the contrary, that his dogma is best read in context as a natural reflection of radical formulations found in his pre-Guide rabbinic writings. Such an attitude assumes that Maimonides’ famous list of the “thirteen foundations of the Torah” reflects a conservative stance (regardless of his wider agenda). In this view, systems of dogma are about nothing more than the taxonomy of belief. It is not a substantive debate about the very nature of the Torah, but rather a discussion of secondary significance about how to best describe a shared conception of the Torah. XIII.The medieval Jewish discussion of dogma is generally understood as a debate about definitions and hierarchy: what exactly is an “obligatory belief” and what does that status entail, which specific ideas qualify as such, and how do various dogmas relate to each other in terms of their dependencies or inner groupings? Modern scholars and traditional students of the literature share this conception of the debate, and thus reduce the medieval argument about dogma to the level of semantics. ![]() Jesus vis- à- vis Paul, Luther, and Schweitzer In a new foreword, Stanley Corngold vividly describes the intellectual and biographical milieu of Kaufmann’s provocative book. The resulting exploration of the faiths of a nonbeliever in a secular age is as fresh and challenging as when it was first published. Beginning with an autobiographical prologue that traces his evolution from religious believer to "heretic," the book touches on theology, organized religion, morality, suffering, and death-all examined from the perspective of a "quest for honesty." Kaufmann also subjects philosophy's faith in truth, reason, and absolute morality to the same heretical treatment. Although he considered himself a heretic, he was not immune to the wellsprings and impulses from which religion originates, declaring it among the most vital and radical expressions of the human mind. A first-rate philosopher in his own right, Kaufmann here provides the fullest account of his views on religion. Originally published in 1959, The Faith of a Heretic is the most personal statement of the beliefs of Nietzsche biographer and translator Walter Kaufmann. ![]()
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