CBI Cafe: Maimonides; Ever-Relevant Message: Why Do We Need Reason In Our Religion?
Sunday, April 27, 2025 • 29 Nisan 5785
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMSundays, in person in the CBI Social Hall and on Livestream
10:30-11:00 am: Coffee and nosh
11:00-12:00 pm: Presentation and discussion
No registration required
We will examine Maimonides' s ever-relevant message of religious rationalism -- that religion needs reason, philosophy, and science in order to provide a pathway to truth and to ethical living. We will read a few texts from his law-code, Mishneh Torah, Bk. 1: The Book of Knowledge.
Lois Dubin is Professor Emerita of Religion and Jewish Studies at Smith College, She has taught a wide variety of courses in Jewish history and thought, world religions, and women and religion.
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