Judaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American Jewish Life
Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan’s Judaism as a Civilization examines Judaism as a dynamic civilization encompassing religion, culture, history, and community. Addressing the circumstances of American Jewish life, Kaplan considers how Jewish identity and institutions might be reconstructed to meet the demands of modern society.
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Judaism as a Civilization explores Judaism as more than a system of religious belief, presenting it as a comprehensive civilization with shared culture, history, values, and communal life.
Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan considers the changing circumstances of American Jews and the challenges of maintaining Jewish identity in a modern society.
The book focuses on the reconstruction of American Jewish life, examining how Jewish institutions and communities might respond creatively to contemporary needs.
Combining religious thought with cultural and social analysis, this work offers a broad framework for understanding Judaism’s continuing development.
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