All the questions discussed in the Talmud and related rabbinic literature are normative questions: either they are questions of what one is to think or what one is to do. Every prescribed thought has some practical implication; every prescribed act has some theoretical implication. David Novak actdiscussimplication share on social
God chose us to live both in body and in soul, but the body functions for the sake of the soul more than the soul functions for the body. David Novak bodychoosefunction Change image and share on social
Many of us, both Jews and Christians, want the public square to be pluralistic, which is neither partisan nor naked. David Novak christianjewnaked Change image and share on social
A religious commitment coupled with theological awareness gives Jews a much better way to answer the claims made upon us by missionaries representing other religions than do the rather weak political and cultural arguments of the secularists. David Novak answerargumentawareness share on social
Perhaps the main stumbling block to a better, and more fruitful, theological relationship with Judaism and the Jewish people has been the tendency of many Christian theologians to see the Christ event as the end of history. David Novak blockchristchristian share on social
During the Middle Ages, Jews were members of a semi-independent polity within a larger polity. David Novak ageindependentjew Change image and share on social
The Holocaust, taken by itself, is a black hole. To look at it directly is to be swallowed up by it. David Novak blackdirectlyhole Change image and share on social
The religious doctrine of traditional Judaism entails the acceptance of the nationhood of the Jewish people and the everlasting sanctity of the Land of Israel for them. David Novak acceptancedoctrineentail Change image and share on social
The right to privacy has both positive and negative connotations for those who consider themselves part of the natural law tradition. David Novak connotationlawnatural Change image and share on social
Theological reflection takes place within history, but the history within which it takes place is an ongoing, open-ended process. David Novak endhistoryongoing Change image and share on social
