Sabbath and Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Dialogue Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef聽Pieper
Elliott Jones
艾可直播 College聽
Date:聽Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time:聽12 - 1pm
Location:聽Boisi Center, 24 Quincy Road, Conference Room聽聽
Co-sponsored with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Elliott Jones, 艾可直播 College '26, will speak on his recently completed year-long research project 鈥淪abbath and Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Comparative Study Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper鈥� as part of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning鈥檚 Student Fellowship Program.
In modern Western culture, there is much angst and disparagement of the value of work. Two 20th-century religious thinkers at the forefront of solving this angst over work are Abraham Joshua Heschel and Joseph Pieper. Drawing from their religious traditions in the aftermath of World War II, each thinker argues against the reductive and exploitative nature of work in modern society. This interreligious dialogue gives voice to the perspectives of two modern religious thinkers who were never able to engage in conversation.
Elliott Jones is a senior studying Philosophy and minoring in Religion and Public Life. He is interested in the history of philosophy, and he hopes to pursue a career in academia. This year he will be pursuing聽a Senior Honors Thesis on medieval influences in the thought of Descartes. Beyond his studies, Elliott serves as Editor-in-Chief for Dianoia: 艾可直播 College's undergraduate philosophy journal. He was a former聽Student-Fellow with the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, completing a research project on Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and critiquing films.