The Emergence of Jewish Theology in America

The Emergence of Jewish Theology in America
ISBN-10
025332601X
ISBN-13
9780253326010
Category
Religion
Pages
149
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
Robert G. Goldy

Description

In The Emergence of Jewish Theology in America Robert G. Goldy traces the birth and development of American Jewish theology from the Second World War to the present, taking into account its social, historical, and intellectual roots and its revolitionary impact on the rabbinate and the Jewish intellectual community. Affected by the horros of war, many "third generation" American Jews became dissatisfied with Jewish liberal thought and sought an American Jewish theology that would be radical, existentialist, and neo-Orthodox.

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