God, Man and History

“Eliezer Berkovits was a great Jewish theologian who did not receive the attention he deserved. By republishing what is Berkovits chief theological work, plus adding to it his own superb introduction, David Hazony has done a great service to a new generation of Jews concerned with the central theological-political issues of our time.”
– Prof. David Novak, University of Toronto

“David Hazony has done a remarkable service to the Jewish world by re-issuing Eliezer Berkovits' masterwork God, Man and History. Berkovits was a talmid hacham of the first order, who mined the Bible and the rabbinic tradition to address major contemporary theological concerns, and drew his conclusions from them with clarity, conviction and above all, relevance. The re-publication of this masterwork comes at a time when much is written about Jewish practice, but little is available about Jewish thought. The renewed availability of Berkovits' tour de force will help to restore the vital balance between praxis and belief.”
– Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, The Union of Orthodox Congregations of America

“The re-publication of Eliezer Berkovits’ God, Man and History is a most important contribution to contemporary Jewish theological discourse. Berkovits’ insistence that the commandments not be regarded as absolute categories removed from the realities of history, but as “history-making deeds” that must be effective in our world, makes him a unique voice among Jewish thinkers. God, Man and History can be seen as the heart of Berkovits’ theology, and as an indispensable foundation for understanding his later works.”
– Rabbi David Hartman, Shalom Hartman Institute