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What does it mean to be a Jew in America? What opportunities and what threats does the great melting pot represent for a group that has traditionally defined itself as 'a people that must dwell alone'? Although for centuries the notion of 'The Chosen People' sustained Jewish iden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eisen, Arnold M., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1983.
Colección:Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
Temas:
1900-1999
Jews > Election, Doctrine of > History of doctrines > 20th century.
Judaism > United States > History > 20th century.
Élection d'Israël > Histoire des doctrines > 20e siècle.
Judaïsme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Jews > Election, Doctrine of > History of doctrines.
Judaism.
Judentum
Auserwählung
Auserwähltes Volk
United States.
USA
Juden.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN AMERICA
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART ONE: Introduction
  • I.A Part and Apart
  • PART TWO: The ""Second Generation"" (1930-1955)
  • II. ""Nation, People, Religion-What Are We?
  • III. Reform Judaism and the ""Mission unto the Nations
  • IV. Mordecai Kaplan and the New Jewish ""Vocation
  • V. Conservatism, Orthodoxy, and the Affirmation of Election
  • PART THREE: The ""Third Generation"" (1955-1980)
  • VI. Ambassadors at Home
  • VII. Children of the Halfway Covenant
  • PART FOUR: Conclusion
  • VIII. The Lessons of Chosenness in America
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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