Spinoza
'Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah': Paving the way for secular Jewish identity - review
Beyond his contributions to philosophy, Spinoza helped pioneer secular scholarship of the Bible by stressing its human authorship.
Why the new Spinoza documentary is especially relevant today
Spinoza's father was a loyal son of Israel, unlike his son - opinion
Jewish Spinoza expert named ‘persona non grata’ in Amsterdam’s synagogue
In search of the original Spinoza
For many, Spinoza is iconic, a “secular saint,” combining his herculean efforts to understand the world by methodical reasoning with the humble life.
The rite of circumcision
'The remarkable capacity of the Jewish nation to outlive all its enemies may quite well be the result of this small physical intervention.'
The persistent survival of Jewish hopes
Simon Schama reveals some basic truths of Jewish history.
What would Spinoza say?
Philosophy and comics team up to tell the story of one 17th-century thinker who, though despised in his own time, may be an antidote for today's ills.
