Britain s Chief Rabbis and the Religious Character of Anglo Jewry, - 1880 197

Presenting a radical new interpretation of Britain's chief rabbis from Nathan Adler to Immanuel Jakobovits, this book examines the theologies of the chief rabbis and seeks to reveal and explain the impact of the religious life of Anglo-Jewry.

Sommario

Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
1. Introduction
2. Historical context
3. Jewish religious responses to modernity - a typology
4. Intellectual context: theology and theologians
5. The theology of Hermann Adler
6. The religious policy of Hermann Adler
7. The theology of JH Hertz
8. The religious policy of JH Hertz
9. From the Second World War to the Jacobs Affair
10. The religious character of the Chief Rabbis, and of Anglo-Jewry
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Benjamin J. Elton is Honorary Research Fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies and is an official at the Judicial Appointments Commission

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Benjamin Elton, Benjamin J. Elton
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9780719095474
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9547-4
• Pagine: 308
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo