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Zusatztext "American Jewry is in the midst of a sustained period of introspection and re-organization. This is playing out along any number of axes: The repercussions of the Holocaust, the significance of the State of Israel, withering denominational and institutional divisions, and the polarization of religious and political commitments. In this volume, Kleinberg makes a strong case for Yitz Greenberg as one of the leading thinkers of this period, whose writings shape not only how we understood Jewish life in the 20th century, but how we ought to understand it in the 21st.." Informationen zum Autor Darren Kleinberg was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in 2005 and completed his doctorate in Religious Studies from Arizona State University in 2014. He currently serves as Head of School at Kehillah Jewish High School, in Palo Alto, California. Prior to arriving at Kehillah, he was the Founding Executive Director of Valley Beit Midrash in Phoenix, Arizona. Klappentext American Jewish identity has changed significantly over the course of the past half century. Kleinberg analysis of Greenberg's recognition theology of Hybrid Judaism represents a compelling understanding of contemporary American Jewish identity. Zusammenfassung American Jewish identity has changed significantly over the course of the past half century. Kleinberg analysis of Greenberg’s recognition theology of Hybrid Judaism represents a compelling understanding of contemporary American Jewish identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I Chapter 1 Irving Greenberg and the Changing American Jewish Landscape Chapter 2 The Study and Reality of Religion in America Chapter 3 The Arc, Part 1: From Melting Pot to Triple Melting Pot Chapter 4 The Arc, Part 2: From Multiculturalism to Postethnicity Part II Chapter 5 Greenberg Encounters the Holocaust Chapter 6 Dialogue: Greenberg’s Christian Influences Chapter 7 Klal Yisrael Chapter 8 The Open Society Chapter 9 The Image of God and Hybrid Judaism Conclusion Bibliography Index...
