Eugene Borowitz

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Eugene Borowitz was a prominent American Reform Jewish theologian and ethicist known for shaping contemporary Jewish thought, especially through his work on covenant theology and modern Jewish ethics.


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instanceOf American Jew
Jewish ethicist
Jewish theologian
Reform Jewish theologian
ethicist
person
rabbi
theologian
areaOfInfluence Jewish Americans
surface form: North American Jewish community
denomination Reform Judaism
educatedAt Columbia University
Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
employer Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
fieldOfWork Jewish ethics
Jewish theology
covenant theology
modern Jewish thought
religious ethics
influenced contemporary Jewish ethics discourse
contemporary Reform Jewish theology
knownFor Reform Jewish theology
modern Jewish ethics
shaping contemporary Jewish thought
work on covenant theology
languageOfWork English
Hebrew
memberOf Central Conference of American Rabbis
nationality American
notableWork A New Jewish Theology in the Making
Choices in Modern Jewish Thought
Covenant of Fate and Covenant of Destiny
Exploring Jewish Ethics
Renewing the Covenant
occupation author
ethicist
professor
rabbi
theologian
placeOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States
positionHeld professor of Jewish religious thought
religion Judaism
religiousMovement Reform Judaism
theologicalFocus Jewish obligation in modernity
covenant between God and the Jewish people
postmodern Jewish theology
relationship between autonomy and commandedness
workLocation New York
wroteAbout Holocaust theology
Jewish education
Jewish identity in modern society

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Reform Judaism hasKeyFigure Eugene Borowitz