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Jews and the American Public Square

Author : Alan Mittleman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742521247
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Jews and the American Public Square written by Alan Mittleman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jews and the American Public Square is a study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment. The book also explores how the contemporary sociological and political characteristics of American Jews bear on their understanding of the public dimensions of American religion. In addition to a descriptive and analytic approach. the volume is also critical and polemical. Its contributors attack and defend prevailing views, raise critical questions about the political and intellectual positions favored by American Jews, and propose new syntheses. This book captures the current mood of the Jewish community: both committed to the separation of church and state and perplexed about its scope and application. It provides the necessary background for a principled reconsideration of the problem of religion in the public square.

Religion as a Public Good

Author : Alan Mittleman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742531253
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Religion as a Public Good written by Alan Mittleman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion as a Public Good: Jews and Other Americans on Religion in the Public Square explores the often controversial topic of how religion ought to relate to American public life. The sixteen distinguished contributors, both Jewish and Christian, reflect on the topic out of their own disciplines--social ethics, political theory, philosophy, law, history, theology, and sociology. and take a stand based on their religious convictions and political beliefs. The volume is at once scholarly and committed, polemic and civil, reflective and activist. Written in the shadow of 9/11, it invites a new consideration of how religion enhances democratic public life with full awareness of the dangers that religion can sometimes pose. The volume is polemical, as befits the topic, but also civil, as befits a dialogue about an issue of profound significance for democratic citizenship.

Jews & the American Public Square

Author : Temple University. Center for Jewish Community Studies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Jews & the American Public Square written by Temple University. Center for Jewish Community Studies and published by . This book was released on 2000* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jewish Polity and American Civil Society

Author : Alan Mittleman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742521223
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (212 download)

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Book Synopsis Jewish Polity and American Civil Society by : Alan Mittleman

Download or read book Jewish Polity and American Civil Society written by Alan Mittleman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Polity and American Civil Society is a study of the civic and political engagements of American Jews as mediated by their communal and denominational institutions. The book explores how the various branches of the organized Jewish community seek to influence public affairs. Over the course of the last century, Jewish agencies and religious movements have tried to shape public debate and public policy on such issues as civil rights, church-state relations, and American foreign policy. The book sets the history of Jewish engagement in these areas into historical context; analyzes the motives, strategies, and tactics of various Jewish groups, and evaluates their successes and failures. The book also explores the underlying idea--the public philosophy--that informs American Jews' understanding of civic and political engagement.

Jews & the American Public Square

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (523 download)

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Religion in the Public Square

Author : Steven Martin Cohen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Religion in the Public Square written by Steven Martin Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Muslims' Place in the American Public Square

Author : Zahid Hussain Bukhari
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780759106130
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Muslims' Place in the American Public Square written by Zahid Hussain Bukhari and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first volume from the Muslims in the American Public Square research project, gives theoretical and demographic portraits of Muslims in the American civil landscape.

The Bible in the Public Square

Author : Mark A. Chancey
Publisher : Society of Biblical Literature
ISBN 13 : 9781589839823
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Bible in the Public Square written by Mark A. Chancey and published by Society of Biblical Literature. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore perceptions and interpretations of scripture in American politics, identity, popular culture, and public education Essays from the perspectives of American history, the history of ideas, film studies, visual studies, cultural studies, education, and church-state studies provide essential research for those interested in the intersection of the Bible and American culture. The contributors are Yaakov Ariel, Jacques Berlinerblau, Mark A. Chancey, Rubén Dupertuis, John Fea, Shalom Goldman, Charles C. Haynes, Carol Meyers, Eric M. Meyers, David Morgan, Adele Reinhartz, and David W. Stowe. Features: Ten essays and an introduction present research from professors of biblical studies, Judaism, English, and history Articles relevant to scholars, students, and the general public Analysis of the tensions in American society regarding the Bible and its role in public life.

Religion and the Public Square

Author : Steven Martin Cohen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Religion and the Public Square written by Steven Martin Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project seeks to Foster greater public understanding among both Jews and non-Jews of the role of religion in America's ongoing public conversation.

The Gift of Rest

Author : Joseph I. Lieberman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451627319
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Rest written by Joseph I. Lieberman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the importance of observing the Jewish Sabbath as both a practical and spiritual exercise, and provides guidelines for properly incoporating the Sabbath into everyday life.

Religion in the Public Square

Author : James M. Patterson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812250982
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Religion in the Public Square written by James M. Patterson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Religion in the Public Square, James M. Patterson considers religious leaders who popularized theology through media campaigns designed to persuade the public. Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell differed profoundly on issues of theology and politics, but they shared an approach to public ministry that aimed directly at changing how Americans understood the nature and purpose of their country. From the 1930s through the 1950s, Sheen was an early adopter of paperbacks, radio, and television to condemn totalitarian ideologies and to defend American Catholicism against Protestant accusations of divided loyalty. During the 1950s and 1960s, King staged demonstrations and boycotts that drew the mass media to him. The attention provided him the platform to preach Christian love as a political foundation in direct opposition to white supremacy. Falwell started his own church, which he developed into a mass media empire. He then leveraged it during the late 1970s through the 1980s to influence the Republican Party by exhorting his audience to not only ally with religious conservatives around issues of abortion and the traditional family but also to vote accordingly. Sheen, King, and Falwell were so successful in popularizing their theological ideas that they won prestigious awards, had access to presidents, and witnessed the results of their labors. However, Patterson argues that Falwell's efforts broke with the longstanding refusal of religious public figures to participate directly in partisan affairs and thereby catalyzed the process of politicizing religion that undermined the Judeo-Christian consensus that formed the foundation of American politics.

Coming to Terms with America

Author : Jonathan D. Sarna
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0827618786
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Coming to Terms with America written by Jonathan D. Sarna and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coming to Terms with America examines how Jews have long "straddled two civilizations," endeavoring to be both Jewish and American at once, from the American Revolution to today. In fifteen engaging essays, Jonathan D. Sarna investigates the many facets of the Jewish-American encounter--what Jews have borrowed from their surroundings, what they have resisted, what they have synthesized, and what they have subverted. Part I surveys how Jews first worked to reconcile Judaism with the country's new democratic ethos and to reconcile their faith-based culture with local metropolitan cultures. Part II analyzes religio-cultural initiatives, many spearheaded by women, and the ongoing tensions between Jewish scholars (who pore over traditional Jewish sources) and activists (who are concerned with applying them). Part III appraises Jewish-Christian relations: "collisions" within the public square and over church-state separation. Originally written over the span of forty years, many of these essays are considered classics in the field, and several remain fixtures of American Jewish history syllabi. Others appeared in fairly obscure venues and will be discovered here anew. Together, these essays--newly updated for this volume--cull the finest thinking of one of American Jewry's finest historians.

American Jewry's Challenge

Author : Manfred Gerstenfeld
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742542839
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book American Jewry's Challenge written by Manfred Gerstenfeld and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watershed events - including the second Palestinian uprising in 2000, September 11 2001 and the Iraq war - have created major challenges for American Jewry, leading to changes in its perceptions and environment. Through conversations with some of America's most influential Jewish leaders, Manfred Gerstenfeld sheds light on the how the tumultuous events of recent years have affected and will continue to influence the American Jewish population. These include issues surrounding education, assimilation and revitalization, relationships with other religious communities, anti-Semitism and generational change. Of enormous historical value, American Jewry's Challenge serves as a time capsule capturing American Jewry at the dawn of the 21st century.

The Jewish Polity

Author : Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253331564
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Polity written by Daniel Judah Elazar and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coming to Terms with America

Author : Jonathan D. Sarna
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0827618794
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Coming to Terms with America written by Jonathan D. Sarna and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coming to Terms with America examines how Jews have long “straddled two civilizations,” endeavoring to be both Jewish and American at once, from the American Revolution to today. In fifteen engaging essays, Jonathan D. Sarna investigates the many facets of the Jewish-American encounter—what Jews have borrowed from their surroundings, what they have resisted, what they have synthesized, and what they have subverted. Part I surveys how Jews first worked to reconcile Judaism with the country’s new democratic ethos and to reconcile their faith-based culture with local metropolitan cultures. Part II analyzes religio-cultural initiatives, many spearheaded by women, and the ongoing tensions between Jewish scholars (who pore over traditional Jewish sources) and activists (who are concerned with applying them). Part III appraises Jewish-Christian relations: “collisions” within the public square and over church-state separation. Originally written over the span of forty years, many of these essays are considered classics in the field, and several remain fixtures of American Jewish history syllabi. Others appeared in fairly obscure venues and will be discovered here anew. Together, these essays—newly updated for this volume—cull the finest thinking of one of American Jewry’s finest historians.

Jews and American Public Life

Author : David G. Dalin
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 : 1644698838
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Jews and American Public Life written by David G. Dalin and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a career spanning forty years, David G. Dalin has written extensively about the role of American Jews in public life, from the nation’s founding, to presidential appointments of Jews, to lobbying for the welfare of Jews abroad, to Jewish prominence in government, philanthropy, intellectual life, and sports, and their one-time prominence in the Republican Party. His work on the separation of Church and State and a prescient 1980 essay about the limits of free speech and the goal of Neo-Nazis to stage a march in Skokie, Illinois, are especially noteworthy. Here for the first time are a collection of sixteen of his essays which portray American Jews who have left their mark on American public life and politics.

The Albert Memmi Reader

Author : Albert Memmi
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496203232
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book The Albert Memmi Reader written by Albert Memmi and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology presents Albert Memmi’s insights on the legacies of the colonial era, critical theories of race, and his own story as a French writer of Tunisian and Jewish descent, allowing readers to appreciate the full arc of one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century.