The Berlin Haskalah And German Religious Thought: Orphans Of Knowledge : The Sherman Lectures, Department Of Religions And Theol

In this provocative work, first given as the Sherman Lectures at Manchester University (1997), David Sorkin takes issue with the conventional view of the Berlin Haskalah as a peculiarly Jewish phenomenon by comparing it with Protestant and Catholic parallels in German-speaking central Europe.”” “”This work offers a new perspective on the Haskalah that will be of interest to all concerned with modern Jewish history, German history and religion in the modern world.