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Author:
Kaplan, Dana Evan.
Title:
Contemporary American Judaism : transformation and renewal / Dana Evan Kaplan.
Publisher:
Columbia University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
xxxiv, 446 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Judaism--United States--History--20th century.
Judaism--21st century.
Spiritual life--Judaism.
Jews--United States--Identity.
Jews--United States--Social conditions.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- 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 / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.
ISBN:
0231510411 (ebook)
9780231510417 (ebook)
0231137281 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231137287 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)277472101
LCCN:
2008052006
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

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