Signs of Salvation
A Festschrift for Peter Ochs
- Philosophy
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
Peter Ochs is one of today's most influential Jewish philosophers and the cofounder of the practice of Scriptural Reasoning. Signs of Salvation: A Festschrift for Peter Ochs celebrates Ochs' deep and wide-ranging contributions to theology, philosophy, interreligious dialogue, and conflict resolution studies. The volume offers a rich and rigorous introduction to Peter Ochs' extensive body of work and his philosophy of scriptural pragmatism. In addition, it presents engaging essays by Ochs' colleagues, friends, and former students, who reflect on the impact his work has had on their academic field and their own thought. Contributors raise questions about the task of philosophy and the nature of reasoning, the appropriate function and limits of the Western academy, the practice of Scriptural Reasoning and its significance for interreligious dialogue, and the future of modern theology. With contributions from: Robert Gibbs Nicholas Adams Daniel Weiss Jim Fodor Jacob Goodson Emily Filler Rumi Ahmed Basit Koshul Nauman Faizi Rachel Muers Eliot Wolfson Steven Kepnes Shaul Magid Mike Higton Tom Greggs Susannah Ticciati Stanley Hauerwas
Endorsements (2)
“The essays included in this wide-ranging volume dedicated to the remarkable work of Peter Ochs are both engaging and provocative. Christian and Jewish readers will find the volume especially rewarding but the many excellent essays included in the volume are relevant to anyone interested in the intricate connections between philosophy, theology, logic, and the current state of the world today.”
“More than any other recent thinker, Peter Ochs answers the basic problematic raised in Anscombe’s great ‘Modern Moral Philosophy’ challenge. Not only does Ochs answer the dilemma of moral education, but in significant measure resolves it. That is what I came to believe while reading the wise and warm essays in this book. Those who know Anscombe’s essay will know what I mean about Ochs. Those who know Ochs will know what Anscombe meant about modern philosophy. This book helps us realize both.”
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