| The Greater Judaism in Making: A Study of Modern Evolution of Judaism Contributor(s): Kaplan, Mordecai M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618111566 ISBN-13: 9781618111562 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Series: Classics in Judaica |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 9" (2.07 lbs) 582 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout history, Judaism has been under attack by other religions, attacks which strengthened the identification of the group as a whole. Modern challenges, however, are coming from different directions, and are producing different results. Jewish identification is declining at the same time as more and more Jewish groups to identify with are rising. Rather than being a disaster, Kaplan argues that the multiplicity of threads in Jewish life today represents the process of a radical transformation "nothing less than metamorphosis." It is in this way that Judaism is creating its own future, the greater Judaism in the making. |