Dan Cohn-Sherbok

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Dan Cohn-Sherbok

Dan Cohn-Sherbok is a rabbi of Reform Judaism, a Jewish theologian and a prolific author on religion. He is Professor Emeritus of Judaism at the University of Wales, Honorary Professor at Aberystwyth University, Visiting Professor at York St John University, St Mary's University College and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David,[1] and Visiting Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London and the Centre of Religions for Peace and Reconciliation, University of Winchester.

Biography

Born 1945 in Denver, Colorado, he graduated from East High School (Denver) and was a student at Williams College, Massachusetts, spending a junior year abroad in Athens, Greece. He was ordained a Reform rabbi at the Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati. He was a Chaplain of the Colorado House of Representative, and Honorary Colonel Aide-de-Camp of New Mexico. He has served as a rabbi in the United States, England, Australia and South Africa.He was a student at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and rowed in the 1st college boat. He received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Cambridge in England. Later, he received an honorary doctorate in divinity from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York. He taught theology at the University of Kent and served as Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Society, and was Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales. He has served as Visiting Professor at University of Essex, Middlesex University, St. Andrews University, Durham University, University of Vilnius, Lithuania, Charles University, Prague, York St John University, Trinity University College, St Mary's University College, St Andrews Biblical Theological College, Moscow. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and Harris Manchester College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Corresponding Fellow of the Academy of Jewish Philosophy, a Visiting Research Fellow of Heythrop College, University of London, a Life Member of Wolfson College, Cambridge, an Honorary Senior Member of Darwin College, University of Kent, an Associate Member of the SCR and Honorary Member of High Table Christ Church, Oxford and a Member of the Arts and Humanities Peer Review College . He has also served as a Visiting Scholar of Mansfield College, Oxford, the Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies and Sarum College . He was a Finalist of the Times Preacher of the Year. He is married to Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok.

Views

Cohn-Sherbok is sympathetic to the wide range of contemporary movements in the Jewish world. In his view, Judaism today is pluriform in nature: no longer is there an overarching authority which can determine correct belief and practice. As a consequence, the Jewish community has splintered into a variety of subgroups, ranging from the strictly Orthodox to the most liberal; in addition, some groups have syncretistically borrowed from other religious traditions.

Bibliography

Cohn-Sherbok is the author and editor of over 80 books which have been translated into Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Japanese, and German. He has also published cartoons in books and magazines. His books include:

  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Love,Sex and Marriage:Insights from Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Paperback ed. SCM, 2013 (with Dawoud El-Alami and George Chryssides)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Illustrated History of Judaism. Hardback ed. Lorenz, 2013
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Palestinian State: A Jewish Justification. Paperback ed. Impress Books, 2012.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Introduction to Zionism and Israel: From Ideology to History. Paperback ed. Continuum, 2012.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Judaism Today. Paperback ed. Continuum Int'l. Pub Group, 2011.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Dictionary of Kabbalah and Kabbalists. Hardcover ed. Impress Books, 2009.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. What Do You Do When Your Parents Live Forever. Paperback ed. O Books, 2007. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Paradox of Anti-Semitism. Hardcover ed. Continuum Int'l. Pub. Group, 2006.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism: An Introductory Anthology. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 2006.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Politics of Apocalypse: The History and Influence of Christian Zionism. Paperback ed. Oneworld Publications, 2006.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Hardback ed. Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Pursuing the Dream: A Jewish-Christian Conversation. Paperback ed. 2005. (with Mary Grey)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Vision of Judaism: Wrestling with God. Paperback ed. Continuum Int'l. Pub. Group, 2004.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Judaism: History, Belief and Practice. Paperback ed. Taylor & Francis, Inc., 2003.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. A Life of Courage: Sherwin Wine and Humanistic Judaism Paperback ed. Milan Press, 2003. (with Harry Cook and Marilyn Rowens)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. What's a Nice Jewish Boy Doing in a Place Like This?. Paperback ed. 2003
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Anti-Semitism. Hardcover ed. Sutton Pub., 2002.
  • Cohn-Sherbok. The Palestine-Israeli Conflict. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 2002.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, comp. Holocaust Theology: a Reader.Ed. Dan Cohn-Sherbok. New York: New York Univ. Pr., 2002.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Interfaith Theology: a Reader. Ed. Dan Cohn-Sherbok. Oneworld Pub., 2002.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Interfaith Theology. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 2001.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Voices of Messianic Judaism. Paperback ed. Messianic Jewish Publishers, 2001
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Religious Diversity in the Graeco-Roman World: A Survey of Recent Scholarship. Paperback ed. Sheffield Academic Press, 2001. (with John Court)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Palestine-Israeli Conflict: a Beginner's Guide. Paperback ed. Oneworld Books, 2001. (with Dawoud El-Alami)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, ed. Voices of Messianic Judaism: Confronting Critical Issues Facing a Modern Movement. Messianic Jewish Pub., 2001.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Messianic Judaism. Paperback ed. Continuum Int'l. Pub. Group, 2000.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. The Future of Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1999.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Jews, Christians and Religious Pluralism. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1999.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Judaism. Paperback ed. Prentice Hall, 1999
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. The Future of Religion: Postmodern Perspectives. Paperback ed. Middlesex Univ Press, 1999. (with Christopher Lamb)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Understanding the Holocaust. Paperback ed. Cassell, 1999
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. A Concise Encyclopedia of Judaism. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 1998.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Crucified Jew: Twenty Centuries of Christian Anti-Semitism. Paperback ed. Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1997.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers. Paperback ed. Routledge, 1997.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. After Noah: Animals and the Liberation of Theology. Paperback ed., 1997. (with Andrew Linzey)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. A Short Introduction to Judaism. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 1997. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Theodicy. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1997.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. A Short Reader in Judaism. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 1996. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Atlas of Jewish History. Paperback ed. Taylor & Francis, Inc., 1996.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Modern Judaism: From Jewish Diversity to a New Philosophy of Judaism. Hardcover ed. St. Martin's Pr., 1996.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Hebrew Bible. Paperback ed. Cassell, 1996.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Biblical Hebrew for Beginners. Paperback ed. SPCK, 1996.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Medieval Jewish Philosophy: An Introduction. Paperback ed. Curzon Press, 1996.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Liberation Debate, Paperback ed. Routledge, 1996. (with Michael Leahy)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Divine Intervention and Miracles in Jewish Theology. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1996
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. A Popular Dictionary of Judaism. Paperback ed. Curzon Press, 1995. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Beyond Death: Theological and Philosophical Reflections on Life after Death. Paperback ed. 1995. (with Christopher Lewis)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, Jewish and Christian Mysticism: an Introduction. Hardcover ed. Continuum Co., 1994. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Judaism and Other Faiths. Hardcover ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 1994.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Future of Judaism. Paperback ed. T and T Clark, 1994.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. A Short History of Judaism. Paperback ed. Oneworld, 1994. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Atlas of Jewish History. Hardback ed. Routledge, 1994.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. World Religions and Human Liberation. Harcover ed. Orbis Books, 1994.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The American Jew. Paperback ed. Harper Collins, 1994. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Glimpses of God. Paperback ed. Duckworth, 1994.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Jewish Faith. Paperback ed. Continuum Int'l. Pub. Group, 1993.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Not a Job for a Nice Jewish Boy. Hardback ed. Bellew, 1993.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Exodus: An Agenda for Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Hardcover ed. Bellew, 1992.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. World Religions and Human Liberation. Paperback ed. Orbis, 1992
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Many Mansions: Interfaith and Religious Intolerance. Paperback ed. Bellew, 1992.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica. Paperback ed. Blackwell, 1992.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Crucified Jew: Twenty Centuries of Christian Anti-Semitism. Paperback ed. Eerdmans, 1992.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Israel: The History of an Idea. Paperback ed. SPCK, 1992
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Torah and Revelation. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1992.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Dictionary of Judaism and Christianity.Continuum Int'l. Pub. Group, 1991. (with Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Islam in a World of Diverse Faiths Macmillan Academic and Professional Ltd., 1991.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. A Traditional Quest: Essays in Honour of Louis Jacobs. Hardback ed. JSOT Press, 1991.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. The Sayings of Moses. Paperback ed. 1991
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Problems in Contemporary Jewish Theology. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1991.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Issues in Contemporary Judaism. Hardback ed. Macmillan, 1991
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Tradition and Unity: Sermons Published in Honour of Robert Runcie. Paperback ed. Bellew, 1991.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Using the Bible Today. Paperback ed. Bellew, 1991
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. The Canterbury Papers: Essays on Religion and Society. Paperback ed. Bellew, 1990.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. The Salman Rushdie Affair in Interreligious Perspective. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1990
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Rabbinic Perspectives on the New Testament. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1990.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Jewish Heritage. Hardback ed. Blackwell, 1989.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. God and the Holocaust. Paperback ed. Gracewing, 1989.
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Jewish Petitionary Prayer: A Theological Exploration. Hardback ed. Edwin Mellen, 1989
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Holocaust Theology. Paperback ed. Lion, 1989
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, On Earth as It Is in Heaven, Paperback ed. Orbis, 1987
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. ed. Exploring Reality. Hardback ed. Allen and Unwin, 1987. (with Michael Irwin)
  • Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. The Jews of Canterbury 1760-1931. Paperback ed. Yorick Books, 1984.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Dan Cohn-Sherbok: the rabbi who sees another side to anti-Semitism". The Independent. 19 March 2006. 

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