1. Early Life and Education
2. Academic Career
3. - Earned his doctorate from the University of Geneva in 1951.
4. Interfaith Dialogue
5. Awards and Honors
6. Scholarship
7. - Prolific author, with 135 published works by 1987.

Early Life and Education

- Born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1924, R.I. Tzwi Werblowsky immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in the late 1930s.

- Studied in yeshivas, including the renowned Ponevezh Yeshiva, before earning his first degree from the University of London in 1945.

Academic Career

- After World War II, Werblowsky assisted Holocaust survivor children in the Netherlands.

- Earned his doctorate from the University of Geneva in 1951.

- Taught in England (Manchester and Leeds) before moving to Israel in the early 1960s.

- Became a founding member of the Comparative Religion department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

- Served as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Hebrew University from 1965 to 1969 and continued teaching there until his retirement in 1980.

- Lectured as a visiting professor at numerous leading universities worldwide.

Interfaith Dialogue

- Founded the Israeli Interfaith Committee in Jerusalem in 1958.

- Established the "Rainbow Club" as a platform for dialogue among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim intellectuals.

- Served as General Secretary of the International Association for the History of Religions from 1975 to 1985 and Vice President for the following decade.

- Held the position of Vice President of UNESCO's International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies from 1984 to 1988.

- Edited the academic journal "Numen," dedicated to the history of religions.

Awards and Honors

- Awarded the EMET Prize for Humanities in 2005 for his contributions to the study of religion across cultures and his efforts in promoting interfaith dialogue.

- Invested as a Knight of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in 2009 for his contributions to Japanology in Israel and academic exchange between Japan and Israel.

Scholarship

- Gained recognition for his 1952 book "Lucifer and Prometheus: A Study of Milton's Satan," based on his doctoral thesis and with a foreword by Carl Jung.

- His work covered diverse cultures and religions, from Trobriand Islander sexuality to the new religions of Japan.

- Emphasized comparative analysis of religions, such as Jewish and Christian mysticism and Catholic and Buddhist monasticism.

- Explored the intersection of religion and philosophy, particularly psychoanalysis.

- Argued that the study of religions should distance itself from theological methodology.

- Prolific author, with 135 published works by 1987.

Key Publications
- "Joseph Karo: Lawyer and Mystic" (1960)

- "Shabtai Tzvi: The Mystical Messiah" (1973), an English translation of Gershom Scholem's work.

- "Beyond Tradition and Modernity: Changing Religions in a Changing World" (1976)

- "The Sacred Bridge: The Life and Teachings of J.J.M. de Groot" (2002)

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