Modern Varieties of Judaism / Edition 1

by Joseph Leon Blau

Overview

In the sphere of religion Dr. Blau describes the adjustments that Judaism has made in the past two centuries—adjustments that allow both change and continuity within an age-old tradition. He deals in order of their emergence with the religion's major branches (Reform, Neo-Orthodox, and Conservative) and appraises the Zionist movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231086684
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	04/22/1972
Series:	American Lectures on the History of Religions
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	217
Product dimensions:	5.24(w) x 7.93(h) x 0.61(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joseph L. Blau is the author or editor of many books, including The Jews of the United States, 1790-1840: A Documentary History (3 volumes, 1964), which he edited jointly with Salo. W. Baron.

Table of Contents

1. Emancipation and the Birth of Modern Judaism
2. The Initial Response: Reform Judaism in Europe and America
3. Reformulating Jewish Orthodoxy: Samson Raphael Hirsch and His Successors
4. The Complex Phenomenon of Conservative Judaism
5. Zionism: From Religious Nationalism to National Religion
6. Was Emancipation a Mistake? Mid-Twentieth-Century Appraisals