Essays in English by Leon Roth
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“David Nieto and the Orthodoxy of Spinozism.” Chronicon Spinozanum 1 (1921): 278-282.
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“The Abscondita Sapientiae of Joseph del Medigo.” Chronicon Spinozanum 2 (1922): 54-66.
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“Spinoza and Cartesianism.” Mind 32 (1923): 12-37 (part I); 160-178 (part II).
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“Miscellanies.” Chronicon Spinozanum 3 (1923): 347-348.
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Review of The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius, by A. Kaminka. Jewish Guardian, March 16, 1923.
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“The Goodness of God.” Journal of Philosophical Studies 2, no. 8 (1926): 503-515.
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“Jewish Thought in the Modern World.” In The Legacy of Israel, edited by Edwyn R. Bevan and Charles Singer, 433-472. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927.
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“Spinoza in Recent English Thought.” Mind 36, no. 142 (1927): 205-210.
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Review of The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, by H. Bergmann. Mind 36, no. 143 (1927): 384.
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Review of S. Thomas Aquinatis Opuseula Omnia cura et studio, by R. P. Petri Mandonnet. Mind 37, no. 145 (1928): 120.
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“The Jerusalem University: Some Personal Notes.” Universities Review 2, no. 2 (1930): 111-115.
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“Jerusalem Letter.” Universities Review 4 (1932): 126-131.
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“Note on the Relationship between Locke and Descartes.” Mind 44 (1935): 414-416.
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“The Discourse on Method, 1637-1937.” Mind 46, no. 181 (1937): 32-43.
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“The Descartes-Huygens Correspondence.” In Travaux du IXe Congrès International de Philosophie (‘Congrès Descartes’), (1937): 101-108.
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“Ambassadors of English.” Times Literary Supplement, July 11, 1942.
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“The First 25 Years of the Hebrew University.” Bulletin of the English Friends of the Hebrew University, Oct. 1943.
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“The Hebrew University and Its Place in the Modern World.” Lucien Wolf Memorial Lecture 1945, The Jewish Historical Society of England. Reported also in the Jewish Chronicle, Apr. 6, 1945.
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“Philosophical Classics in Hebrew: Building a Language.” Commentary 2 (1946): 298-300.
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“A Plea for Universality in Education.” Scopus 2, no. 1 (1948).
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“Judah L. Magnes and the Hebrew University.” Jewish Education 20 (1949).
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“I[srael] A[brahams] and the Hebrew University.” Zionist Independent 1 (1949): 20f.
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“General Humanities.” In The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1925-1950, edited by Manka Spiegel, 98-102. Jerusalem: Hebrew University, 1950.
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“Twenty Five Years [of the Hebrew University].” Scopus 4, no. 1 (1950).
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“Judaism.” In The Year Book of Education, edited by J.A. Lauwerys and N. Hans, 192-212. London: Evans Bros., 1951.
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“Ambassador.” Review of My Mission in Israel, by James G. McDonald. Desiderata 4, no. 49 (Dec. 7, 1951): 1-3. [Signed A.N.O.R.]
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“Boloney.” Review of The Circus of Dr. Lao, by Charles G. Finney. Desiderata 4, no. 50 (Dec. 14, 1951): 1-4. [Signed A.B.F.]
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“Judah Leon Magnes: An Appreciation.” Ner 3, no. 5-6 (Dec. 1951 - Jan. 1952): 20.
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“Philosophy at the University and the Jewish Mind.” In Hebrew University Garland, edited by Norman Bentwich, 65-72. London: Constellation Books, 1952.
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Letter to the Editor (on the morality of Jewish apologia for the Qibya raid). Jewish Chronicle, Dec. 4, 1953.
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“Some Observations on Recent Reported Undergraduate Conversions to Christianity.” Paper read to the Inter-University Jewish Federation [of England] Summer School, Aug. 1954.
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Jewish Thought as a Factor in Civilization. Paris: Unesco, 1954. Yiddish translation by M. Shenderey. Buenos Aires, 1956.
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“St George for England.” Review of England, Your England and Other Essays, by George Orwell. Desiderata 7, no. 12 (Jan. 15, 1954): 1-3.
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Letters to the Editor (on Ahad Ha’am). Jewish Chronicle, April 16, 1954, and April 30, 1954.
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“Cartesian Studies.” Review of New Studies in the Philosophy of Descartes, by Norman Kemp Smith. Cambridge Journal 7 (1954): 466-475.
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The Significance of Biblical Prophecy for our Time. Rabbi Mattuck Memorial Pamphlet 1. London: London Society of Jews and Christians, 1955.
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“Prophets of All Time.” Common Ground 9, no. 3 (1955): 3-8.
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Review of Pain and Other Problems, by J. C. Wordsworth. Philosophical Quarterly 5, no. 21 (1955): 382-383.
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Letter to the Editor (on J. L. Magnes). Jewish Chronicle, Feb. 4, 1955.
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Great Jewish Books, Old and New. London: Jewish Book Council, 1955. Reprinted in Essays in Jewish Booklore, edited by Philip Goodman, 25-38. New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1972.
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“A Contemporary Moralist: Albert Camus.” (R. R. Marett Memorial Lecture 1954). Philosophy 30, no. 115 (1955): 291-303.
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Some Reflections on the Interpretation of Scripture. Claude Montefiore Lecture 1955. London: Liberal Jewish Synagogue, 1956.
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“The ‘Cherem’ on Spinoza.” Jewish Chronicle, July 27, 1956.
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Review of Spinoza, by Stuart Hampshire. Mind 65, no. 1 (1956): 410-411.
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Address given at the West London Synagogue on the occasion of the inauguration of the Jewish Theological College, September 30, 1956. Reprinted in The Synagogue Review 31, no. 3 (1956): 65f.
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“Rabbi and Audience.” Jewish Chronicle, Dec. 14, 1956 and Dec. 21, 1956.
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Baruch Spinoza: His Religious Importance for the Jew of Today. Amsterdam: International Conference of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, 1957.
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“Spinoza and the Religious Jew of Today.” Jewish Chronicle, Sep. 13, 1957 and Sept. 20, 1957.
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“Encounter and Tensions in World Religions.” Forum (World Congress of Faiths, London), 32 (1957): 7-15.
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Review of Rembrandt and Spinoza, by W. R. Valentiner. Jewish Chronicle, June 21, 1957.
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Review of An Historian’s Approach to Religion, by Arnold Toynbee. Anglo-Jewish Association Quarterly 3 (1957): 34.
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“Judaism, the Elements.” Judaism (New York) 7 (1958): 3-13.
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Review of Scritti in Memoria di Sally Mayer. Jewish Chronicle, September 5, 1958.
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“Maimonides.” Common Ground 12, no. 1 (1958): 23-26.
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Review of Tradition and Change, by M. Waxman. Jewish Chronicle, May 15, 1959.
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Review of The Old Testament: Keystone of Human Culture, by William Irwin, September 11, 1959.
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“The Resurgence of Hebrew.” Jewish Journal of Sociology 1, no. 2 (1959): 177-186.
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“Authority, Religion, and Law.” Hibbert Journal 58 (1960): 115-120.
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“Back To, Forward From, Ahad Ha’am?” In Addresses given at the Thirteenth Conference of Anglo-Jewish Preachers (1960): 35-47.
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Review of Jewish Values, by Louis Jacobs. Jewish Chronicle, June 3, 1960.
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“Religion and Piety in Spinoza.” In A Seminar on Saints: Papers presented at the Second Seminar of the Union for the Study of Great Religions (India), edited by T.M.P. Mahadevan, 437-454. Madras: Ganesh, 1960.
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“Hebraists and Non-Hebraists of the Seventeenth Century.” Journal of Semitic Studies 6 (1961): 204-221.
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Review of Martin Buber: Jewish Existentialist, by Malcolm L. Diamond. Journal of Semitic Studies 6 (1961): 114.
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Review of New Horizons in Old Testament Literature, by Cyrus H. Gordon. Journal of Semitic Studies 6 (1961): 293-294.
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Review of In His Image: The Jewish Philosophy of Man as Expressed in Rabbinic Tradition, by Samuel Belkin. Jewish Chronicle, Mar. 17, 1961.
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Review of The Religion of Israel (English Translation), by Yehezkel Kaufmann. Jewish Chronicle, June 2, 1961.
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“A Secularist Faith.” World Faiths 51 (1961).
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Foundations. St. Paul’s Lecture 1961. London: London Diocesan Council for Christian Jewish Understanding, 1961.
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“Religion and Literature.” Hibbert Journal 60 (1961-1962): 24-34.
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“Is there a Jewish Philosophy?” In Jewish Philosophy and Philosophers, edited by Raymond Goldwater, 1-19. London: The Hillel Foundation, 1962.
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“Moralization and Demoralization in Jewish Ethics.” Judaism 11, no. 4 (1962): 291-302.
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“Mysticism: Thick and Thin.” World Faiths 55 (1962): 1-12.
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Review of Sacred Books of the World, by A. C. Bouquet. Jewish Chronicle, Dec. 7, 1962.
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“Back To, Forward From, Ahad Ha’am?” Conservative Judaism 17, no. 1-2 (1962-3): 20-30.
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Review of Exclusiveness and Tolerance: Studies in Jewish-Gentile Relations in Medieval and Modern Times, by Jacob Katz. Journal of Semitic Studies 8 (1963): 137f.
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Review of Man and His Destiny in the Great Religions, by S. G. F. Brandon. Journal of Semitic Studies 8 (1963): 217 f.