Oxford University Chabad Society in conjunction with the Berlin Family cordially invites you to the Second Annual Sir Isaiah Berlin Lecture:
Professor Yoram Hazony, ‘The Place of the Jew in Contemporary Philosophy and Theology’
Yoram Hazony is founder and former Provost of the Shalem College, President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and Director of the John Templeton Foundation‘s project in Jewish Philosophical Theology. He is also a member of the Israel Council for Higher Education’s commission reviewing the General Studies and Liberal Arts programs in all of Israel’s universities and colleges. He is author of The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture (Cambridge University Press, 2012), The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel’s Soul (Basic Books, 2000) and The Dawn: Political Teachings of the Book of Esther (Shalem, 2000). Two upcoming books include: Newton and Hume: On Science, the Mind, and the Nature of Reality; and God of This World (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Hazony has a B.A. in East Asian Studies Princeton University, and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University in Political Theory. He lives in Jerusalem.
Introduction will be given by Mr. Peter Halban, son of Sir Isaiah Berlin, on behalf of the Berlin family
Tuesday (week 4), 10 February, 8pm
Wine and cheese reception at 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
RSVP: info@oxfordchabad.org
All are welcome!
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