Author: Moshe Davis
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814718674
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Examines the development of the International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization against the backdrop of university Jewish studies in different parts of the world, and provides a world register of university studies on Jewish civilization, listing institutions around the world in which Jewish civilization is taught or researched. Essays offer a historical perspective on issues confronting university Jewish studies, and look at specific projects and the Israel experience. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Center for university teaching of Jewish civilization
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Author: International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Author: International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization
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Languages : en
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Author: Ken Spiro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0757324061
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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In pursuit of an answer to the question of what would constitute a perfect world, author Ken Spiro questioned more than 1,500 people of various backgrounds and religions. His findings revealed six core elements: Respect for human life; peace and harmony; justice and equality; education; family; and social responsibility. He then set off on a journey to find out why these were such common goals across cultural, economic, social and racial lines, and in the process, traced the history of the development of world religions, values and ethics. As a rabbi, he paid particular attention to how Judaism impacted, and was influenced by, the course of these developments. The result is a highly readable and well-documented book about the origins of values and virtues in Western civilization as influenced by the Greeks, Romans, Christians, Muslims and, most significantly, the Jews. The history of religion, presented in Spiro’s highly readable style, is a fascinating and timely subject, especially in today’s volatile religious climate. Spiro divides his book into five engaging parts: Where the Quality of Mercy Was Not Strained: The World of Greece and Rome Against the Grain: The Jewish View A Father to Many Nations: Abraham and the Implications of Monotheism With Sword and Fire: The Rise of Christianity and Islam The New Promised Land: Impact of Judaism on Liberal Democracies Readers of all faiths will find that the elements of a perfect world can only be achieved by a common understanding of our mutual backgrounds and that our diverse religions are all merely branches growing from one single tree.
Author: International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Author: Mordecai M. Kaplan
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
ISBN: 0827610505
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 661
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A transformative work on modern Judaism
Author: Moshe Davis
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Category : Judaism
Languages : en
Pages : 157
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Author: Moshe Davis
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Category : Judaism
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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