The American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan

by Emanuel S. Goldsmith, Mel Scult, Robert M. Seltzer

Book Overview

Mordecai M. Kaplan, a pioneering figure in the reinterpretation and redefinition of Judaism in the 20th century, embraced religious liberalism, naturalism, and empiricism, and gave expression to a unique American attitude in philosophy and theology. This volume, the first comprehensive treatment of Kaplan since his death in 1983 . . . illustrates Kaplan's links to traditional Jewish roots and demonstrates his evolutionary philosophy of Jewish culture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814730523
• ISBN13: 9780814730522
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"