Umfang:
Online-Ressource (192 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0826496687
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0826496679
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9780826496683
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9780826496676
Serie:
The Kogod library of Judaic studies 2
Inhalt:
Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the ''ghetto walls'' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open marketplace of ideas. Jews can no longer count on an assumedly necessary Jewish identity or commitment, nor on the rallying force of anti-Semitism to ensure an individual and collective sense of belonging. Rather Jewish moral, spiritual and historical values and ideas must be read with new eyes an
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192)
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Contents; Introduction; Part I: The Challenge of Ideas; 1 Judaism and the Challenges of Science; 2 Tradition and Legal Change; 3 Tradition: Continuity or Change - Two Religious Options; 4 Judaism: Between Religion and Morality; 5 Traditional Judaism and the Feminist Challenge; 6 The Changing Status of Women in Liberal Judaism: A Reflective Critique; 7 Judaism, Feminism and Homosexuality; Part II: The Challenge of Diversity; 8 The Religious Significance of Religious Pluralism; 9 Monotheism and Violence; 10 Who is a Jew? Membership and Admission Policies in the Jewish Community
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11 The Anomalies of Jewish Political IdentityPart III: The Challenge of Statehood; 12 The Significance of Israel for the Future of Judaism; 13 Religion and State in Israel; 14 War and Peace; 15 Human Rights and Membership Rights in the Jewish Tradition; Bibliography
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780826496676
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life
Sprache:
Englisch
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