| The American Synagogue: A Sanctuary Transformed Contributor(s): Wertheimer, Jack (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521332907 ISBN-13: 9780521332903 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $147.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1988 Annotation: Wertheimer's is the first study to chart the course of American synagogue history from colonial times to the present. Fourteen commissioned essays written by prominent scholars of Jewish American history offer a penetrating examination of synagogue development. Through case studies of individual congregations across the country, the authors investigate a wide range of isssues, posing such questions as: What roles have been assigned to the synagogue in various eras in American history? How have the synagogues of the three major denominations--Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform--differed? How have immigrant congregations become Americanized? And by what processes have innovations in synagogue ritual been introduced? The resulting analyses illustrate the richness and diversity of the American synagogue and provide a valuable framework for further study of the significance of the congregation in American religious life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 296.650 |
| LCCN: 87020314 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.22" W x 9.27" (1.70 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |