Introduction to Maimonides: Same God Without Incarnation and Resurrection?

It is often difficult to consider Christian and Jewish theology—similarities, differences, reciprocal illuminations—given the complex, sometimes tragic history. In this course, we will study the work of Moses Maimonides, the most influential of medieval Jewish philosophers and an astonishingly modern thinker, in order to reflect on the nature of the transcendent, the cosmos, and possible interaction between the two. How does Maimonides’s philosophical theology reflect on classic philosophy and Christian theology? Where is there overlap, incompatibilities, and how can knowledge of one illuminate our understanding of the other two?

Please note: The first class meeting will be on zoom and a zoom link can be found on the Moodle site for the course.