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Sex, Drugs, and Violence in Jewish Tradition: Moral Perspectives »

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Authors: Daniel B. Kohn
ISBN-13: 9780765700131, ISBN-10: 0765700131
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Date Published: August 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Daniel B. Kohn

Book Synopsis

Many people struggle to make wise and appropriate decisions about how to express their angry and violent feelings, whether to drink alcohol or use drugs, or how to fulfill their sexual desires. The Jewish tradition is replete with prudent and intelligent insights regarding these challenging realms of human behavior. Gleaned from many classic Jewish works, Rabbi Kohn' s Sex, Drugs and Violence in the Jewish Tradition presents Judaism's views on these relevant and controversial subjects in order to challenge readers to develop their own moral perspective and derive their own ethical guidance.

Table of Contents

Pt. IViolence in the Jewish tradition
1Confronting gossip3
2Rebuking your fellow person19
3Dealing with anger39
4Self-defense53
5War71
6Peace83
Pt. IIDrugs (alcohol) in the Jewish tradition
7Wine in the Hebrew Bible95
8The rabbis on wine107
9The lighter side of wine121
10The problem with Purim129
11Caring for our bodies139
Pt. IIISex in the Jewish tradition
12Morality and sexuality147
13Holiness and sexuality161
14Sex that hurts or destroys173
15Nonmarital sex187
16Marital sex199

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