The Chosen People in America A Study in Jewish Religious Ideology |
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| Author:
| Eisen, Arnold M. |
| Series title: | The Modern Jewish Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-20961-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1983 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Through an examination of sermons, essays, debates, prayer-book revisions, and theological literature, Eisen traces the ways in which American rabbis and theologians--Reconstructionist, Conservative, and Orthodox thinkers--effected a compromise between exclusivity and participation that allowed Jews to adapt to American life while simultaneously enhancing Jewish tradition and identity.
Through an examination of sermons, essays, debates, prayer-book revisions, and theological literature, Eisen traces the ways in which American rabbis and theologians--Reconstructionist, Conservative, and Orthodox thinkers--effected a compromise between exclusivity and participation that allowed Jews to adapt to American life while simultaneously enhancing Jewish tradition and identity.