Provides a comprehensive overview of Jewish philosophy from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Introduction Martin Kavka; Part I. Judaism's Encounter with Modernity: 1. Enlightenment Willi Goetschel; 2. The spirit of Jewish history Samuel Moyn; 3. Phenomenology Martin Kavka; 4. America Ken Koltun-Fromm; 5. Feminism and gender Hava Tirosh-Samuelson; Part II. Retrieving Tradition: 6. Scripture and text Peter Ochs; 7. Medieval Jewish philosophers in modern Jewish philosophy Aaron W. Hughes; 8. Jewish enlightenment beyond Western Europe Adam Shear; 9. Hasidism, mitnagdism, and contemporary American Judaism Shaul Magid; Part III. Modern Jewish Philosophical Theology: 10. God: divine transcendence Aryeh Botwinick; 11. God: divine immanence Gregory Kaplan; 12. Creation Navid Novak; 13. Revelation Randi Rashkover; 14. Redemption Norbert M. Samuelson; 15. Providence: agencies of redemption Michael L. Morgan; Part IV. Jewish Peoplehood: 16. Halakah Avi Sagi; 17. Liturgy Steven Kepnes; 18. Jews alongside non-Jews Shmuel Trigano; 19. Political theory: beyond sovereignty? Leora Batnitzky; 20. Zionism Zachary Braiterman; Part V. Issues in Modern Jewish Philosophy: 21. Reason as a paradigm in Jewish philosophy Kenneth Seeskin; 22. Imagination and theolatrous impulse: configuring God in modern Jewish thought Elliot R. Wolfson; 23. Justice Michael Zank; 24. Virtue Dov Nelkin; 25. Aesthetics and art Asher Biemann; 26. Interpretation, modernity, and the philosophy of Judaism Jonathan W. Malino.