Dr. Louis E. Newman is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He is author of Repentance: The Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah; Past Imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics; An Introduction to Jewish Ethics; and the LifeLights™ pastoral care booklet Doing Teshuvah: Undoing Mistakes, Repairing Relationships and Finding Inner Peace (Jewish Lights). Dr. Newman is available for scholar-in-residence weekends and repentance workshops.
Dr. Louis E. Newman is available to speak on the following topics:
• Repentance: It’s Easier Than You Think, It’s Harder Than You Imagine
• Curses and Stumbling-Blocks: How to Relate to the Vulnerable among Us
• Judaism and Politics: Is Torah Liberal or Conservative?
• Whistle-Blowing: Am I My Brother’s (and Sister’s) Keeper?
• The Narrative and the Normative: The Value of Stories for Jewish Ethics