Athens Arden Jerusalem

This collection of essays aims to explore fundamental questions about God human nature and political life through careful readings of the Greek poets the Hebrew Bible and Shakespeare. The volume investigates the abiding tension between the Hebraic and the Hellenic dimensions of the Western soul through an examination of profound literary philosophic and theological reflections on topics as various as friendship marriage tyranny sovereignty sin forgiveness comedy tragedy and contemplation. Offered in honor of Mera J. Flaumenhaft the essays reflect the intellectual rigor moral seriousness and disciplined imagination of her scholarship and teaching.