| American Rabbi: The Life and Thought of Jacob B. Agus Contributor(s): Katz, Steven T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814746934 ISBN-13: 9780814746936 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $88.11 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1997 Annotation: "American Rabbi" provides a comprehensive and insightful assessment of Rabbi Jacob Agus' standing as a notable Jewish thinker. The volume brings together original writings by a range of distinguished contributors to consider the main aspects of Agus' life and work in detail and to flesh out the broad and repercussive themes of his corpus. Taken as a whole, they present a broad and substantial picture of a remarkable American Rabbi and scholar, illuminating Agus' committment to Jewish people everywhere, his profound and unwavering spirituality, his continual reminders of the very real dangers of pseudo-messianism and misplaced romantic zeal, and his willingness to take politically and religiously unpopular stands. Formulated as a companion volume to "The Essential Agus," which presents selections of Agus' own writings, the contributors' analyses are based on specific selections of Agus' work which appear in "The Essential Agus," Though each volume stands on its own, they are closely interconnected and readers will benefit from consulting both works. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96044953 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: American Rabbi provides a comprehensive and insightful assessment of Rabbi Jacob Agus' standing as a notable Jewish thinker. The volume brings together original writings by a range of distinguished contributors to consider the main aspects of Agus' life and work in detail and to flesh out the broad and repercussive themes of his corpus. Taken as a whole, they present a broad and substantial picture of a remarkable American Rabbi and scholar, illuminating Agus' committment to Jewish people everywhere, his profound and unwavering spirituality, his continual reminders of the very real dangers of pseudo-messianism and misplaced romantic zeal, and his willingness to take politically and religiously unpopular stands. |
Contributor Bio(s): Katz, Steven T.: - Steven T. Katz is Slater Professor of Jewish and Holocaust Studies and former Director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University. His many publications include The Holocaust in Historical Context.
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