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Tag Archives: Solomon Schimmel
‘The Tenacy of Unreasonable Beliefs’ II
Here’s the second part of my interview with author Solomon Schimmel. bRead reviews of the book "The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth" here. Solomon: "To the extent that I am ethical and moral — I … Continue reading
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An Interview With Professor Solomon Schimmel From Hebrew College
Listen to the interview here. Read reviews of the book "The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth" here. Read part two of this transcript here. Here is a partial transcript (later edited) of our 100-minute long … Continue reading
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I Interview Solomon Schimmel About His New Book,
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I Interview Solomon Schimmel About His New Book, ‘The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth’
Read part two of this transcript here. I find reviews of the book on amazon.com to be all over the place. Paul Shaviv (the principal of a Modern Orthodox day school in Toronto and father of the journalist-blogger Miriam Shaviv) … Continue reading
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‘The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth’ by Dr. Solomon Schimmel
Solomon Schimmel is father to my friend David and a professor at Hebrew College. He’s published this new book through Oxford University Press (and here is Solomon’s blog). It is primarily about why Orthodox Jews do not accept secular scholarship … Continue reading
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‘Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth’
Rabbi Gil Student writes on Hirhurim: Atid published a new booklet, Teaching Toward Tomorrow: Setting an Agenda for Modern Orthodox Education, that contains essays from a symposium on the current state and future directions of Modern Orthodox education. The essays … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical scholarship, educational consequences, hebrew bible, intellectual consequences, orthodox judaism, Solomon Schimmel
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