A Reader Of Early Liberal Judaism: The Writings Of Israel Abrahams, Claude Montefiore, Lily Montagu And Israel Mattuck - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0853036004 ISBN 13 : 9780853036005

Editeur : Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Surprisingly little has been written about the origins of Liberal Judaism in England but this book examines why the movement was founded and how it developed. Kessler has selected the key writings of the four founders to demonstrate their understanding of modern Judaism. By bringing their writings together in one work, the reader is able to read about the scholarly contributions of Abrahams, the astute leadership of Montefiore, the organizational abilities of Montagu and the pastoral dynamism of Mattuck. Israel Abrahams was the foremost scholar of his time and with Claude Montefiore established the Jewish Quarterly Review, which was the first English speaking academic Jewish journal. Montefiore's influence is also illustrated by Lily Montagu's contribution to the establishment of Liberal Judaism. Montagu provided the catalyst for creation of Liberal Judaism. Israel Mattuck left a comfortable pulpit in New York and took the reins at the first Liberal synagogue in England in 1912. It was Mattuck who galvanized the small Liberal Jewish community, based around one synagogue, and transformed it into a community of synagogues.

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À propos de l'auteur

Edward Kessler is founding director of the Cambridge Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations. He is the author of an enthralling study of the sacrifice of Isaac, entitled Bound by the Bible: Jews, Christians and the Sacrifice of Isaac (Cambridge University Press, 2004). He has also written An English Jew: The Life and Writings of Claude Montefiore, and has co-edited two books on Jewish-Christian Relations, Jews and Christians in Conversation: Crossing Cultures and Generations and Themes in Jewish-Christian Relations. Kessler is a leading thinker on contemporary Judaism and Jewish-Christian relations and writes for the Independent and the Irish Times as well as the Tablet, the Church Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0853036004
• ISBN 13: 9780853036005
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 189
• Éditeur: Kessler Edward
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