Rabbi Leo Baeck : living a religious imperative in troubled times /

Drawing upon a variety of sources, especially his subject's own writings, Michael A. Meyer presents a biography of one of the most significant Jewish religious thinkers of the twentieth century. Rabbi Leo Baeck gives equal consideration to Baeck as an intellectual and as a courageous leader of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meyer, Michael A. (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Edition:1st edition.
Series:Jewish culture and contexts.
Subjects:
Baeck, Leo, > 1873-1956.
1800-1999
Rabbis > Germany > Biography.
Jews > Germany > History > 19th century.
Jews > Germany > History > 20th century.
Rabbins > Allemagne > Biographies.
RELIGION / Judaism / History.
Jews.
Rabbis.
Germany.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. An Unconventional Student and Rabbi
  • Chapter 2. Restoring the Dignity of Judaism
  • Chapter 3. Rabbi in the World War
  • Chapter 4. A Thinker Engaged
  • Chapter 5. The Burden of Leadership
  • Chapter 6. Enmeshed
  • Chapter 7 Theresienstadt
  • Chapter 8. Reality After Catastrophe
  • Epilogue. The Icon and the Person
  • Notes
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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