Marc B. Shapiro

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Dr. Marc B. Shapiro is the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton and the author of various books on Jewish history, philosophy, and theology. His writings often challenge the bounds of the conventional Orthodox understanding of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective.

[edit] Books Authored

• Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox
• The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraised
• Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966
• Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters
• Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History

[edit] External Resources

• Shapiro posts at The Seforim Blog
• Shapiro Audio - Lecture at Yeshiva University - A Non-Orthodox Traditional Approach: Reflections on the Authority of the Moroccan Rabbinate (Seforim Blog).
• Shapiro entries in the Torah Umadda Journal. (Sorted by author).
• The Last Word In Jewish Theology? Maimonides' Thirteen Principles - The Torah Umadda Journal