Baruch de Spinoza

Unlike so many gassier entries in this category, Theater J's edifying "New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza" features a gallery of intriguing characters, nonstop enlightened argument and even -- hold the phone -- a socko finish.

Review: 'New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza' at Theater J 2010

As a bonus, the production, smartly handled by director Jeremy Skidmore, offers several extremely effective performances and two of the powerhouse variety: from Michael Tolaydo, as a Jewish spiritual leader confounded by his iconoclastic protégé, and Alexander Strain, as the upstart thinker and visionary 17th-century rationalist Baruch de Spinoza.

Review: 'New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza' at Theater J 2010

Bible, Baruch de Spinoza and Father Richard Simon, to develop far-reaching skepticisms with regard to religious knowledge.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas RICHARD H. POPKIN 1968

Their imitation of Philo's allegorism serves to mark the important place that he occupied in the learned world during the seventeenth century; and supports, however slightly, the suggestion that he influenced, directly or indirectly, the supreme Jewish philosopher of the age, Baruch de Spinoza.

Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Norman Bentwich 1927

Their imitation of Philo's allegorism serves to mark the important place that he occupied in the learned world during the seventeenth century; and supports, however slightly, the suggestion that he influenced, directly or indirectly, the supreme Jewish philosopher of the age, Baruch de Spinoza.

Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Bentwich, Norman 1910

The characters' un-self-consciously smart conversations are peppered with names like Hermann Hesse, Erich Fromm, Baruch de Spinoza, Robert Wilson and Jeff Koons; everybody seems to know the references.

NYT > Home Page By STEPHEN HOLDEN 2011

On the other hand, "New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza." about 17th-century philosopher Baruch de Spinoza's excommunication from Judaism, makes a statement.

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Nelson Pressley 2011

With the judgment of the angels and the sentence of the saints, we anathematize, execrate, curse and cast out Baruch de Spinoza, the whole of the sacred community assenting, in presence of the sacred books with the six hundred and thirteen precepts written therein, pronouncing against him the malediction wherewith Elisha cursed the children, and all the maledictions written in the Book of the Law.

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

(Playwright) also wrote New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza, seen last year at CSC, and co-wrote Nevin Steinberg, experts all.

BroadwayWorld.com Blogs Stories 2009

a disciple of Baruch de Spinoza, I must confess that I cannot conceive

Devereux — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838