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Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's Theology of Meaning : (Record no. 40062)

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International Standard Book Number 9789004734142
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Classification number 296.092
Edition information 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shalev, Alon,
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Title Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's Theology of Meaning :
Remainder of title The World Was Created for Me" Studies in Musar Series, Volume 2" /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Alon Shalev.
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Title proper/short title The World Was Created for Me" Studies in Musar Series, Volume 2"
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Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Leiden ;
-- Boston :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Brill,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2025.
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2025
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Series statement Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2025
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Series statement Studies in Jewish History and Culture ;
Volume/sequential designation 81/2
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Title Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Rabbi Hutner – the Early Years -- 1.1 Youth 1906–1928 -- 1.2 Years of Wandering: 1928–1934 -- 2 Rabbi Hutner – the Later Years -- 2.1 First Steps on American Soil – 1934–1938 -- 2.2 The Rosh Yeshiva – 1938–1964 -- 2.3 The Final Years of Wandering: 1964–1980 -- 2.4 Concluding Biographical Remarks -- 3 Pachad Yitzchak – Historical-Bibliographical Analysis -- 3.1 On Authoring -- 3.2 On Esoteric Writing -- 3.3 On Publication -- 4 The Intellectual Infrastructure of Pachad Yitzchak -- 4.1 Teleology I: Anthropocentrism -- 4.2 Teleology II: Theocentrism -- 4.3 Dualism -- 4.4 Eschatology -- 4.5 Intellectual Infrastructure in Sum: Existence and Significance as the Foundations of Rabbi Hutner’s Thought -- 5 Existence, Significance, and Singularity – the Core of Pachad Yitzchak -- 5.1 Authenticity and Meaning -- 5.2 Yeḥidut: Hutnerian Authenticity -- 5.3 Ḥashivut: Hutnerian Meaning -- 5.4 A Theologian Searching for Meaning, with Existentialist Tendencies -- 6 Torah and Secular Knowledge in Rabbi Hutner’s Thought -- 6.1 Distinct Domains: Torah and Science -- 6.2 “Prevention of Supremacy”: Secular Studies -- 7 Post-existentialist Theology -- 7.1 Being-towards-Death -- 7.2 Rabbi Hutner and Futural Projection -- 7.3 Perpetuality, Eternity, and Truth -- 7.4 Being-towards-Eternity -- 8 Rabbi Hutner and His Sources -- 8.1 Musar -- 8.2 Hasidism -- 8.3 Kabbalah -- 8.4 Hutnerian Religious Naturalism -- 8.5 Rabbi Hutner the Exegete -- 9 Conclusion – Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner’s Thought and Legacy -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Summary, etc. Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's Theology of Meaning explores the profound, enigmatic, and novel thought of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner, combining innovative analysis with rigorous textual and historical research. Through a reconstruction of his intellectual biography and the conceptual framework underlying his ideas, this volume generates a hermeneutical key to decipher his writings, revealing their focal points and systematic coherence, and positioning him as a post-existentialist theologian bridging Jewish tradition, modern philosophy, and existential inquiry. The methodology presented offers a valuable model for analyzing complex intellectual systems, making it essential reading for scholars of philosophy, theology, and intellectual history.
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Personal name Hutner, Isaac,
Dates associated with a name 1906-1980
General subdivision Philosophy.
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Geographic subdivision New York (State)
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Relationship information Print version:
Title Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner's Theology of Meaning : The World Was Created for Me" Studies in Musar Series, Volume 2".
Place, publisher, and date of publication Leiden ;Boston :Brill,2025.
International Standard Book Number 9789004513501
Record control number (DLC) 2025014322
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2025
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Studies in Jewish History and Culture ;
Volume/sequential designation 81/2.
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Public note DOI:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004734142">http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004734142</a>

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