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The Greater Judaism in Making. A Study of Modern Evolution of Judaism.
Mordecai M. Kaplan
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Hardback. Num Pages: 582 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 939.
Throughout history, Judaism has been under attack by other religions, attacks which strengthened the identification of the group as a whole. Modern challenges, however, are coming from different directions, and are producing different results. Jewish identification is declining at the same time as more and more Jewish groups to identify with are rising. Rather than being a disaster, Kaplan argues that the multiplicity of threads in Jewish life today represents the process of a radical transformation “nothing less than metamorphosis”. It is in this way that Judaism is creating its own future, the greater Judaism in the making.
Throughout history, Judaism has been under attack by other religions, attacks which strengthened the identification of the group as a whole. Modern challenges, however, are coming from different directions, and are producing different results. Jewish identification is declining at the same time as more and more Jewish groups to identify with are rising. Rather than being a disaster, Kaplan argues that the multiplicity of threads in Jewish life today represents the process of a radical transformation “nothing less than metamorphosis”. It is in this way that Judaism is creating its own future, the greater Judaism in the making.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
582
Condition
New
Number of Pages
582
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781618111562
SKU
V9781618111562
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About Mordecai M. Kaplan
Mordecai M. Kaplan (1881-1983) was a rabbi and philosopher whose ideology, centering around the concept of Judaism as a civilisation, led him to found the Reconstructionist movement. He was a prolific writer whose other books include The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion, The Future of the American Jew, and The Purpose and Meaning of Jewish Existence.
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