Modern Judaism: An Oxford Guide by Nicolas de Lange,Miri Freud-Kandel

By Nicolas de Lange,Miri Freud-Kandel

A complete, multi-disciplinary, multi-authored advisor to modern Jewish lifestyles and suggestion, targeting social, cultural and ancient features of Judaism along theological concerns. This quantity contains 38 newly-commissioned essays, together with contributions from best experts of their fields. This ebook covers the foremost parts of concept in modern Jewish experiences, together with issues of spiritual modifications, sociological, philosophical, and gender matters, geographical variety, inter-faith kinfolk, and the influence of the Shoah and the fashionable country of Israel.

Readership: compatible for all undergraduate scholars learning smooth Judaism. additionally for the overall reader trying to find a finished advisor to trendy Judaism.

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