Jewish secularity : the search for roots and the challenges of relevant meaning

Jewish secularity : the search for roots and the challenges of relevant meaning / edited by David M. Gordis and Zachary I. Heller.

A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America.--Publisher...

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Other Authors: Gordis, David M., Heller, Zachary I.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2012.
Subjects:
Judaism and secularism.
Jews > Identity.
Jews > Civilization.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Chapter 01. Secular Forms of Jewishness; Chapter 02. Demography and Dimensions of Secularity among American Jews; Chapter 03. Secularism in the Contemporary Jewish Community; Chapter 04. Let Us Speak of Stories; Chapter 05. A Personal History of Jewish Reading; Chapter 06. God's Language and the Making of Secular Jewish Culture; Chapter 07. Sources of Secularism; Chapter 08. Secular Jewish Musical Expression-Is Nothing Sacred?; Chapter 09. The Secularization of Jewish Cultural Memory: Epistemological and Hermeneutical Reflections; Chapter 10. Secular Jewishness in Israel and the Diaspora; Chapter 11. Accepting Secular Jewishness and Embracing All Jews.

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