RT Article
T1 Naphtali Levy's Divine World: Jewish Tradition, Panentheism and Darwinism
JF Theology and science
VO 21
IS 3
SP 438
OP 456
A1 Langton, Daniel R.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/185507754X
AB A distinctive feature of many Jewish approaches to evolutionary theory has been a panentheistic understanding of the cosmos. Among the earliest Hebrew translations of Darwin are those found in Toldot Adam or The Origin of Man (1874) by the Polish Jewish Naphtali Levy (1840–1894). Often regarded as a traditionalist who sought to harmonize science and Torah, Levy was in fact much more radical and was prepared to prioritise evolutionary science over tradition. Remarkably, God was portrayed as an impersonal natural force, morality was conceived as the result of the “struggle for existence,” and the bestial origins of humanity were privileged over special creation in the image of God.
K1 Naphtali Levy
K1 Panentheism
K1 Pantheism
K1 Evolution
K1 Darwinism
K1 Judaism
DO 10.1080/14746700.2023.2230431