Jewishchristian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity - Seven Twentieth-Century Converts

Jewish-Christian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity: Seven Twentieth-Century Converts contends that in the twentieth century the borders dividing the Jewish and Christian faiths have, for many people, become fluid.

List of contents

Prologue: Demons' Wager
Chapter One: Who is a Jew?
Chapter Two: The Conversions of Ruth Ben David (1920-2000)
Chapter Three: Jean-Marie Lustiger, The "Jewish Cardinal" (1926-2007)
Chapter Four: Donato Manduzio and the Converts of San Nicandro: A Group Conversion to Judaism in 1930s Italy (Donato Manduzio, 1885-1948)
Chapter Five: Happy About His Conversion, Miserable About His Apostasy: The 1945 Apostasy of Rabbi Zolli Revisited (Israel Zolli, 1881-1956)
Chapter Six: "Ruth From The Banks of the Volga": Elisheva Bikhovsky (Elizaveta Ivanova Zhirkova, 1888-1949)
Chapter Seven: Apostasy And Citizenship: The Case of Brother Daniel (Oswald Rufeisen, 1922-1998)
Chapter Eight: Moishe Rosen, Founder of Jews For Jesus (1932-2010)
Epilogue

About the author

By Shalom Goldman

Summary

Jewish–Christian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity: Seven Twentieth-Century Converts contends that in the twentieth century the borders dividing the Jewish and Christian faiths have, for many people, become fluid.

Product details

• Authors: Shalom Goldman, Goldman Shalom
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780739196106
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9610-6
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Judaism / General, 20th Century, comparative religion, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Religion, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities