Democratizing Judaism / Jack J. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Jack, 1919-

Series:

Reference library of Jewish intellectual history.

Reference library of Jewish intellectual history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reconstructionist Judaism.

Democracy--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Democracy.

Zionism.

Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem, 1881-1983.

Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Democratizing Judaism is a two-part examination of the Reconstructionist philosophy of Mordecai M. Kaplan. Part I is largely devoted to a defense of Kaplan against several serious critics. It also provides new insight into Kaplan's theology through reference to hitherto unknown passages in his diaries. Part II provides a critical analysis of the contemporary Reconstructionist movement and explores how a Kaplan disciple treats problems of democracy in Israel and issues of ethical theological concern.

Contents:

Mordecai M. Kaplan reexamined

Theorist and activist

The rational mystic

Toward a theology of experience

Religious education for democracy

On the theology of election

Other critics

Naturalism and supernaturalism

Ethical values in the thought of Bertrand Russell and Mordecai M. Kaplan

Reconstructionism reexamined and applied

Reconstructionism revisited

A state with a Jewish majority

The concept of a Jewish state

What is a Zionist state?

The Western Wall

A theology of ethics

Is this the meaning of my life?

A rational approach to the idea of God

When a judge steps off the bench.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-091-8

OCLC:

768351270