{"product_id":"jewish-ethics-for-the-twenty-first-century-living-in-the-image-of-god-9780815628569","title":"Jewish Ethics for the Twenty-First Century: Living in the Image of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Byron Sherwin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this highly provocative and informed work, Byron L. Sherwin, one of the leading Jewish ethicists of our time, demonstrates how the wisdom of the past--found in classical texts that form Jewish religious tradition--can forcefully address the moral perplexities of the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn setting out a contemporary agenda for Jewish ethics, Sherwin debunks common misconceptions about Jewish ethics and distinguishes between the ethics of Judaism and various forms of secular and religious ethics. He shows, for example, how the ethics of Judaism and the ethics of Jews often are at odds, how the Judeo-Christian ethic is an obsolete myth, and how Jewish and G: hristian ethics radically differ both in terms of their theological\u003cbr\u003eassumptions and in their applied methodologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSherwin delineates a methodology for Jewish ethics, which he applies to a wide variety of issues such as health and healing, euthanasia, reproductive biotechnology, cloning, parent-child relationships, economic justice, repentance or \"moral rehabilitation,\" and the relationship between humans and machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide range of biblical, rabbinical, Jewish philosophical and kabbalistic sources, \u003ci\u003eJewish Ethics for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e links the biblical term \"image of God\" to moral freedom, human creativity and the challenge of becoming God's \"partner in creation\" and a coauthor of the Torah.","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591208681623,"sku":"9780815628569","price":5220.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780815628569.webp?v=1774971985","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/jewish-ethics-for-the-twenty-first-century-living-in-the-image-of-god-9780815628569","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}