Judaism, Race, and Ethics : Conversations and Questions / edited by Jonathan K. Crane.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crane, Jonathan K. (Jonathan Kadane), editor.

Series:

Dimyonot: Jews and the Cultural Imagination

Dimyonot Series:Jews and the Cultural Imagination ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Race.

Racism--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Racism.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Recent political and social developments in the United States reveal a deep misunderstanding of race and religion. From the highest echelons of power to the most obscure corners of society, color and conviction are continually twisted, often deliberately for nefarious reasons, or misconstrued to stymie meaningful conversation. This timely book wrestles with the contentious, dynamic, and ethically complicated relationship between race and religion through the lens of Judaism. Featuring essays by lifelong participants in discussions about race, religion, and society-- including Susannah Heschel, Sander L. Gilman, and George Yancy--this vibrant book aims to generate a compelling conversation vitally relevant to both the academy and the community. Starting from the premise that understanding prejudice and oppression requires multifaceted critical reflection and a willingness to acknowledge one's own bias, the contributors to this volume present surprising arguments that disentangle fictions, factions, and facts. The topics they explore include the role of Jews and Jewish ethics in the civil rights movement, race and the construction of American Jewish identity, rituals of commemoration celebrating Jewish and black American resilience, the "Yiddish gaze" on lynchings of black bodies, and the portrayal of racism as a mental illness from nineteenth-century Vienna to twenty-first-century Charlottesville. Each essay is linked to a classic Jewish source and accompanied by guiding questions that help the reader identify salient themes connecting ancient and contemporary concerns.In addition to the editor, the contributors include Sander L. Gilman, Annalise E. Glauz-Todrank, Aaron S. Gross, Susannah Heschel, Sarah Imhoff, Willa M. Johnson, Judith W. Kay, Jessica Kirzane, Nichole Renée Phillips, and George Yancy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. a colorful, complicated conversation

2. in the color line

3. when our legs utter songs

4. jews as oppressed and oppressor

5. race and the story of american judaism

6. the "yiddish gaze"

7. rituals of commemoration

8. jewish critical race theory and jewish "religionization" in shaare tefila congregation v. cobb

9. racial standing How American Jews Imagine Community, and Why That Matters

10. race, racism, and psychopathology

11. whiteness as anti-theological

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2021)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271086712

0271086718

OCLC:

1306061652