In a quote that defined the 80's, Gordon Gekko pronounced that "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; ... Continue Reading ➨
The Seven Deadly Sins – Introductory Lecture
The first installment of the Honest Theology Project looked at some of the key theological and philosophical challenges to the religious individual. In this second series of lectures the focus will shift inwards, towards the ways in which honest ... Continue Reading ➨
Towards a New Orthodoxy?
Does modern orthodoxy really offer Faith without Fear*? Simon Eder at JW3 Sunday 29th January 2017 Recent years has seen the proliferation of nominally orthodox scholars from the USA and Israel accept the propositions of biblical criticism whilst ... Continue Reading ➨
The Honest Theology Project – Lecture 6
Religious Education - What should we be teaching our children? We conclude the series with perhaps the most practical and vital question of all - what are we trying to pass on to our children? Which values, ideas and stories should we be filling ... Continue Reading ➨
Miracles – Study Group led by Simon Eder
Held on August 4th 2016 Q and A ... Continue Reading ➨
The Honest Theology Project – Lecture 5
Sexuality in Jewish thought - Is there a Jewish sexual ethic? These videos are of the fifth lecture in the series held on Sunday, 18th September 2016 Main lecture Q & A Session Religion often exists in an antagonistic ... Continue Reading ➨
The Honest Theology Project – Lecture 4
Living with Israel - Can Judaism Survive a Return to Zion? These videos are of the fourth lecture in the series held on 17th April 2016 Main lecture Q & A Session Scattered across the four corners of the earth for ... Continue Reading ➨
Simon Eder – Judaism – A Truth or The Truth
Study Group Videos Judaism - The Truth or A Truth? Simon Eder leads our first Study Group Judaism has often oscillated between particularism and universalism. But can the two really go hand in hand coherently? In an age of globalisation in which ... Continue Reading ➨
The Honest Theology Project – Lecture 3
Why might we keep halakha? These videos are of the third lecture in the series held on 7th February 2016 Main lecture Q & A Session Whatever our theological perspective, Jewish life has been largely shaped by some form of ... Continue Reading ➨
The Honest Theology Project – Lecture 2
What Is God? These videos are of the second lecture in the series held on 22nd November 2015 Main lecture Q & A Session What sort of a thing is God? God is often described as a myth, an archetype or a fantasy. Sometimes She is ... Continue Reading ➨
Opening Event
Introduced by Ivor Jacobs ELIE JESNER Simon Eder’s* Summary and Response to Elie Jesner’s Opening Lecture in the Honest Theology Project I remember vividly the late Rabbi Jacobs once paraphrasing GK Chesterton – “the good thing ... Continue Reading ➨