An Arthur A. Cohen Reader: Selected Fiction and Writings on Judaism, Theology, Literature, and Culture

by Arthur Allen Cohen, Paul Mendes-Flohr, David M. Stern

This volume presents the writings on constructive theology of Arthur A. Cohen (1928-1986). It includes the essay, Why I Choose To Be A Jew, historical studies of Jewish philosophers Martin Buber and Franz Rosenweig, and post-Holocaust theology.

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First published April 1, 1998

About the author

Arthur Allen Cohen, M.A. (Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1949; B.A., U. Chicago, 1946) was a novelist, publisher, art critic, and Jewish theologian. He briefly studied at both Hebrew University and Union Theological Seminary before beginning doctoral work at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he studied medieval Jewish philosophy until 1951, leaving completing his Ph.D.