Cohen The Birth of Conservative Judaism

Solomon Schechter's Disciples and the Creation of an American Religious Movement
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-231-52677-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Judentum: Einzelne Gruppen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Solomon Schechter and the Charismatic Bond
2. The United Synagogue and the Transition to Postcharismatic Authority
3. A "Heretic
4. On the Brink of Irrelevance
5. The Platform of Discipleship
6. A Task Left Unfinished
Conclusion: Deceptive Retrospect and the History of Conservative Judaism
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Index

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Über Autor(innen)

Michael R. Cohen is director of Jewish Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans. He received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic studies from Brandeis University and his A.B. with honors from Brown University. A recipient of the American Jewish Historical Society's Ruth B. Fein Prize and a Bernard and Audre Rapoport Fellowship at the American Jewish Archives, he is also a Monroe Fellow at the New Orleans Gulf South Center at Tulane University.