Judaism, Science, and Moral Responsibility is the fourteenth conference volume in the Orthodox Forum Series. Current scientific and moral trends stress the need for greater sensitivity to human dignity, but at the same time challenge the very structure and sanctity of traditional Jewish norms. The contributors in this work explore the issues of Judaism, science, and Jewish moral principles in a manner that should be of interest to the layman and scholar alike. The Forum Series provides a valuable and relevant resource, bringing the insights of Jewish thinkers to the fore in a rapidly changing society.

Edited by Yitzhak Berger and David Shatz - Contributions by Rivkah Teitz Blau; Shalom Carmy; Michelle Friedman; Basil Herring; Robert Pollack; David Shatz; Haim Sompolinsky; Moshe Halevi Spero and Rachel Yehuda

Chapter 1 A Scientific Perspective on Human Choice Chapter 2 Genetics and Morality Chapter 3 Is Matter All that Matters?: Judaism, Freedom, and the Genetic and Neuroscientific Revolutions Chapter 4 Use It or Lose It: On the Moral Imagination of Free Will Chapter 5 Choice-Diminished Behavior and Religious-Communal Policy Chapter 6 If an Abuser Cannot Control His Impulses What is the Responsibility of Other Adults in the Community?: A Response to Basil Herring Chapter 7 Psychotherapy and Teshuvah: Parallel and Overlapping Systems for Change Chapter 8 To Whom, To Where and to When Does One "Return" in Teshuvah?