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Jewish secularity : the search for roots and the challenges of relevant meaning / edited by David M. Gordis and Zachary I. Heller.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism and secularism.
- Jews--Identity.
- Jews.
- Jews--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (137 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Landham, Md. : University Press of America, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01. Secular Forms of Jewishness; Chapter 02. Demography and Dimensions of Secularity among American Jews; Chapter 03. Secularism in the Contemporary Jewish Community; Chapter 04. Let Us Speak of Stories; Chapter 05. A Personal History of Jewish Reading; Chapter 06. God's Language and the Making of Secular Jewish Culture; Chapter 07. Sources of Secularism; Chapter 08. Secular Jewish Musical Expression-Is Nothing Sacred?; Chapter 09. The Secularization of Jewish Cultural Memory: Epistemological and Hermeneutical Reflections
- Chapter 10. Secular Jewishness in Israel and the DiasporaChapter 11. Accepting Secular Jewishness and Embracing All Jews; Bibliography; Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-8673-7
- 1-280-65751-0
- 9786613634443
- 0-7618-5795-8
- OCLC:
- 845245082
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