/asmagazine/ en /asmagazine/2016/12/22/moses-mendelssohns-living-script <span>Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-12-22T10:14:31-07:00" title="Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 10:14">Thu, 12/22/2016 - 10:14</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/mendelson.jpg?h=5a9c4d12&amp;itok=V95LxoYE" width="1200" height="600" alt="Moses Mendelssohn"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/346"> Books </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/602" hreflang="en">Elias Sacks</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/322" hreflang="en">Jewish Studies</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/156" hreflang="en">Religious Studies</a> </div> <span>Elias Sacks</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/mendelson_0.jpg?itok=ntDFQnVx" width="750" height="1192" alt="Moses Mendelssohn"> </div> </div> <strong>About the author:</strong><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/jewishstudies/faculty-and-staff/faculty/elias-sacks" rel="nofollow">Elias Sacks</a> is an assistant professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies.<p><strong>Book description:</strong> Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. One of Mendelssohn's main concerns was how to conceive of the relationship between Judaism, philosophy, and the civic life of a modern state. Elias Sacks explores Mendelssohn's landmark account of Jewish practice—Judaism's "living script," to use his famous phrase—to present a broader reading of Mendelssohn's writings and extend inquiry into conversations about modernity and religion. By studying Mendelssohn's thought in these dimensions, Sacks suggests that he shows a deep concern with history. Sacks affords a view of a foundational moment in Jewish modernity and forwards new ways of thinking about ritual practice, the development of traditions, and the role of religion in society.</p><p><strong>Publication date: </strong>Dec. 12, 2016</p><p><strong>Publisher: </strong><a href="http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=808206" rel="nofollow">Indiana University Press</a></p><p><strong>Amazon.com:</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0253023742?ie=UTF8&amp;&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=indiunivpres-20" rel="nofollow">Read more on Amazon.com</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) is often described as the founder of modern Jewish thought and as a leading philosopher of the late Enlightenment. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:14:31 +0000 Anonymous 1940 at /asmagazine