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Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: Is it Possible to Define Religion?
No full textIs it possible to define religion?
Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses the only use of her definition of religion, which is in the classroom. She defines the word as “a set of myths, rituals, and symbols that relate ultimate action to reality”. Dr. Plaskow concentrates on myths, rituals, and symbols rather than institutional religion in her teaching, and more importantly emphasizes understanding the concept of what is religion’s “ultimate reality” – another way of investigating what we would call the transcendent
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: What is the Role of Theology in the Jewish Tradition?
No full textWhat is the role of Theology in the Jewish tradition?
Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses the role of “theology” in the Jewish tradition, and how Judaism places a greater focus on laws and practices. Dr. Plaskow comments on the way in which Jews explore religion through commentary and midrash on Scripture and how this process often leads to multiple interpretations and meanings
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: What is the Starting Point for Your Theological Work?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses her starting point of theology as the experiences of feminists within the Jewish tradition, as most are already looking at the faith through a critical lens
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: What is the Role of Feminist Theology Today?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses feminist theology as the most vital liberation theology of today. She argues that two parts of this role are crucial: to identify and critique those areas of religion that have been destructive to women, and to develop ways to move forward in transformation to change them
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: Are All the Religions the Same?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses her belief that all religions are not the same because what makes religion unique – its words and rituals – are what gives a religion it’s distinctive worldview. She agrees that there are certain common ethical understandings, but the shape of a person’s everyday life is often very different when people have differing religious affiliations
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: What is the Biggest Obstacle to Teaching Theology?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses the challenges of teaching the faithful to be critical of a tradition, when many do not understand the tradition itself. She also comments on how society’s depiction of religious tradition and images of God also affects our view of religion itself
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: What Advice Would You Give Students Regarding Their Study of Religion?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow challenges current students of religion to think critically about the representation or the lack of representation of women in the study of religion today
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: Is Judaism a Sexist Tradition?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses how important it is to think critically about women in the Jewish tradition. Although she understands Judaism to be a deeply patriarchal and sexist tradition, she does not see this as a reason to dismiss the faith, but to think critically and work to transform it so that women become equal participants in the practice of the religion
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: There is So Much Evil in the World, How Can a God Exist?
No full textThere is so much evil in the world, how can a God exist?
Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses the problem of evil as a starting point for the classical understanding of God as an all-good being. She continues on to discuss how the “problem of evil” is quite different depending on the tradition that defines it and she offers a critique from her own Jewish background. Dr. Plaskow then challenges the idea of evil as a “problem” especially if we view God as not all-good or omnipotent
Dr. Judith Plaskow Engages with the Question: What is the Major Concern of Your Work?
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Dr. Judith Plaskow discusses her hope that her work reaches beyond the realm of academia, and her desire to have an effect on the study of religion as a whole. She especially intends to reach out to scholarly women as well as other women of faith in a way that her questions and work might give light and inspiration to their common struggles
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