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AMERICAN JUDAISM: A HISTORY By Jonathan D. Sarna **BRAND NEW**
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Subject
- Religion & Spirituality
- ISBN
- 9780300109764
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300109768
ISBN-13
9780300109764
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46919200
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Judaism : a History
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Judaism / History, Judaism / General, History
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Format
Perfect
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Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
25.3 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Belongs on the small shelf of outstanding books on American religion that have appeared over the past 15 years., "As the distillation of Jonathan Sarna's lifetime of careful scholarship on Judaism and American Jews, this volume offers compelling reading for general readers as well as university students. It is hardly possible to imagine a more satisfying interweaving of four compelling narratives: of the Jewish people as an ethnic story, of Judaism as a religious story, of the Jewish people as contributors to American history, and of American Jewish experiences in relation to the experience of Jews in Europe and the Middle East. This is a landmark book."--Mark A. Noll, professor of history at Wheaton College, author of America's God, from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln (2002) "Jonathan Sarna's American Judaism: A New History will confirm his reputation as the doyen of American Jewish historians. He has written brilliantly and compelling of the struggles of American Jews from Colonial times onward to import, sustain, adapt and enhance the religion of their ancestors in the soil of the New World. Sarna examines in a way that no other history of American Jews and of American Judaism does the religious life of the Jews in America. He knows so well the inner dynamics of the American Jewish community and of Judaism but is equally well versed in the religious history of the American people. The challenges that confront contemporary Jews from the drawing of boundaries to the question of authority to the clash and/or synthesis of values between American identity and Jewish identity and the deep divisions between Jews are all shown to have deep roots in the American Jewish experience. Sarna's knowledge is deep, his understanding mature, his research comprehensive and his findings are up-to-date. This work should emerge as the single best description of American Judaism during its 350 years on American soil. It will eclipse earlier work even as it sensitizes us to the shape that our religious life will take in the opening decades of the third millennium."--Michael Berenbaum, Director, Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust; Professor of Theology [Adjunct], The University of Judaism "Jonathan Sarna's history of American Jewry is a wonderful read--and at the same time an informative and subtle analysis of the formation of something radically new in Jewish history: a diaspora community that is, for most of its members, not an exilic community. The accommodation of Judaism and American democracy is brilliantly described, and the problems produced by the accommodation are clearly and realistically confronted."--Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ "An eminently readable blend of fact and interpretation, objectivity and optimism."--Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "This outstanding book represents a major contribution to the historiography of American Judaism. The book is comprehensive, thorough, and a delight to read."--Steven Bayme, Director, Contemporary Jewish Life, the American Jewish Committee
Dewey Decimal
296.0973
Synopsis
This magisterial work chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from its origins in the colonial era through the present day, Jonathan Sarna explores the ways in which Judaism adapted in this new context. How did American culture-predominantly Protestant and overwhelmingly capitalist-affect Jewish religion and culture? And how did American Jews shape their own communities and faith in the new world? Jonathan Sarna, a preeminent scholar of American Judaism, tells the story of individuals struggling to remain Jewish while also becoming American. He offers a dynamic and timely history of assimilation and revitalization, of faith lost and faith regained. The first comprehensive history of American Judaism in over fifty years, this book is both a celebration of 350 years of Jewish life in America and essential reading for anyone interested in American religion and life., This magisterial work chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from its origins in the colonial era through the present day, Jonathan Sarna explores the ways in which Judaism adapted in this new context. How did American culture--predominantly Protestant and overwhelmingly capitalist--affect Jewish religion and culture? And how did American Jews shape their own communities and faith in the new world? Jonathan Sarna, a preeminent scholar of American Judaism, tells the story of individuals struggling to remain Jewish while also becoming American. He offers a dynamic and timely history of assimilation and revitalization, of faith lost and faith regained. The first comprehensive history of American Judaism in over fifty years, this book is both a celebration of 350 years of Jewish life in America and essential reading for anyone interested in American religion and life.
LC Classification Number
BM205
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