Lecture: Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity It has been 350 years since Spinoza's excommunication by the Jewish community of Amsterdam. The explosive issues the rift raised and Spinoza's responses are very much with us today - the limits of religion's tolerance of freedom of thought; the conflicting claims of universalism and sectarianism; and strict separation of church and state. With the principle of separation of church and state being eroded today, YIVO is proud to host a unique event. Rebecca Goldstein, philosopher and novelist, in conversation with Jonathan Rosen, author and Editorial Director, Nextbook, will explore the man who first enunciated this critical principle and the circumstances that led to it.
May 24, 2006 7-9pm Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street Between 5th and 6th Avenues New York, NY 10011 $15/$7 Students For tickets call (917) 606-8200 or go to www.ticketweb.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
