Contemporary American Judaism Transformation and Renewal

Name: Contemporary American Judaism Transformation and Renewal
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ISBN: 9780231137294

ISBN-10: 023113729X

ISBN-13: 9780231137294

Edition: 2011

Authors: Dana Kaplan

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American Judaism is being transformed by the individual spiritual decisions of tens of thousands of Jews living in all corners of the United States. Dana Evan Kaplan, a pulpit rabbi and American Jew, follows this religious individualism from its postwar suburban roots to the multiple postmodern identities of today.

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 446
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Chronology of Events


Introduction



A Historical Overview from 1945



The Reengagement with Spirituality



The Rise and Fall of American Jewish Denominationalism



Facing the Collapse of the Intermarriage Stigma



Inclusivity as a Social Value



Radical Responses to the Suburban Experience



The Popularization of Jewish Mystical Outreach



Herculean Efforts at Synagogue Renewal


Conclusion: The Future of Judaism in America


Afterword



Notes


Glossary


Index