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CANCELLED Benedict, or Baruch Spinoza (d. 1677), was excommunicated from the Dutch Jewish community and went on to write some of the most controversial books about philosophy, religion, and political theory. Look at Spinoza’s life and the circumstances surrounding his excommunication. Touch upon his philosophy as well as his critique of religion. Learn why Spinoza’s life represents the coming Age of Enlightenment, and why he has sometimes been called the first “modern man.”
Michael Nutkiewicz taught Jewish history at UNM. He directed the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, was senior historian at the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, led the Program for Torture Victims in Los Angeles, and managed the refugee resettlement program at Catholic Charities New Mexico. He was also director of Oasis Albuquerque.