Daniel R. Langton
Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester and author of Darwin in the Jewish Imagination: Jews' Engagement with Evolutionary Theory (Oxford UP, 2026); discusses Jewish responses to evolutionary theory.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 54min
Daniel R. Langton, "Darwin in the Jewish Imagination: Jews' Engagement with Evolutionary Theory" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Daniel R. Langton, Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, explores how Jewish thinkers wrestled with evolutionary theory. He traces diverse responses across theology, mysticism, and modernity. Short takes examine panentheism, debates over creation and morality, and the shifting landscape from liberal adaptation to postwar retrenchment.
