Mordecai Kaplan's "Judaism as a Civilization" at 70: Setting the Stage for Reappraisal

Several of the papers presented at the conference-and reproduced here in somewhat revised form-trace the role played by Kaplan's program in inspiring and shaping salient aspects of developments in American Jewish life, such as the transformations wrought by feminism, the "revaluation"...

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Published in:Jewish social studies 2006-12, Vol.12 (2), p.1-16
Main Author: Eisen, Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appreciation
Civilization
Cohen, Steven M
Communities
Conferences
Conferences, meetings and seminars
Criticism and interpretation
Feminism
Happiness
Jewish Americans
Jewish culture
Jewish history
Jewish life & ethics
Jewish literature
Jewish peoples
Jewish religious literature
Jews
Judaism
Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem
Literature
Morality
Philosophers
Portrayals
Religion
Religious aspects
Religious literature, Jewish
Religious norms
Rituals
Sacredness
Setting
Social life
Theologians
Theology
United States of America
Works
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Summary:Several of the papers presented at the conference-and reproduced here in somewhat revised form-trace the role played by Kaplan's program in inspiring and shaping salient aspects of developments in American Jewish life, such as the transformations wrought by feminism, the "revaluation" of sacred text, and the renewed engagement with Jewish ritual.
ISSN:0021-6704
1527-2028
1527-2028
DOI:10.1353/jss.2006.0013