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Martin Kavka

Martin Kavka is Professor of Religion at Florida State University, and the co-editor of the Journal of Religious Ethics. These affiliations are mentioned for identification purposes only.

(A)theologies, ArchiveJuly 5, 2016

Searching in Vain for a “Pure” Elie Wiesel

By Martin Kavka

When they read Elie Wiesel’s Night, my Bible-belt students are regularly caught up short. They…

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(A)theologies, Activism and the Academy, ArchiveMay 26, 2016

The Risk of Teaching Theology in a Public University: A Response

By Martin Kavka

A year ago, the University of California at Berkeley announced that it had been awarded…

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(A)theologies, CultureDecember 12, 2013

Spiritual (And Jewish), But Not Religious

By Martin Kavka

Among other things, the Pew poll gives us the fascinating statistic that almost half of “Jews of no religion” are nonetheless believers.

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(A)theologies, BooksMay 23, 2013

American Jews: From Holocaust to New Age Hasidism?

By Martin Kavka

If traditional notions of Judaism and Jewishness are at odds with the contemporary world, one can either change Judaism, or one can change the world. A new book makes a case for the former. 

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