Manfred Vogel
Manfred H. Vogel (Ph.D. Columbia University) Professor Emeritus of Religion
A native of Israel, Professor Vogel taught at Brandeis University before coming to Northwestern in 1962. His scholarly work and teaching have been in the fields of modern Jewish thought, the philosophy of religion, and the Jewish-Christian dialogue. Vogel's publications include a translation and introduction to L. Feuerbach's Principles of the Philosophy of the Future (1966), A Quest for a Theology of Judaism (1987), Rosenzweig on Profane/Secular History (1996), and essays on various figures and issues in modern Jewish thought (e.g., Martin Buber, E. Hirsch, the question of Jewish identity, and the crisis precipitated by Jewish emancipation). He is about to publish An Ethical Right to Life. Vogel is an ordained rabbi and a classical violinist who plays in chamber music groups.
