A Study on the Comparison of Moses Mendelssohn and Martin Luther
Journal Title: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
German Jewish Philosopher Mendelssohn, who lived in the 18th century developing a vision for the modernization of jewish religious, ushered in a new age in European Jewish History. Seen as an obstacle to Mendelssohn’s modernization criticized religious authority and literature which it is based. For his reason, has been claimed that Mendelssohn and his movement separated from the line of traditional Judaism has taken a reformist character and have compared some people also like Heinrich Heine Mendelssohn to Luther, who started Christian reform movement. The study while taking care of the two figure's similar aspects in point of attitudes towards religious authority and the emphasis on the Bible, by not neglecting to important differences is trying to reveal how accurate such a comparison to be made between two figures.
Authors and Affiliations
Seda Özmen| Dr., İÜ SBE Mezunu sadaozmen@hotmail.com
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