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The rational defensibility of being a traditional religious Jew

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1999

JOSHUA L. GOLDING
Affiliation:
Bellarmine College, Louisville, KY 40205

Abstract

The paper has two major parts. The first part articulates a working definition of what is a traditional religious Jew. This includes a discussion of whether it is necessary to have certain beliefs in order to be a religious Jew. Given the definition in the first part, the second part argues that it is rationally defensible for some persons to be traditional religious Jews. Included is a discussion of the notion of rational defensibility. The paper closes by discussing whether different religions can be rationally defensible for different persons.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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