TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gordis,David M.
AU  - Heller,Zachary I.
TI  - Jewish secularity: the search for roots and the challenges of relevant meaning 
SN  - 9780761857952
AV  - BM538.S43 J49 2012eb
U1  - 296.38 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Landham, Md.
PB  - University Press of America
KW  - Judaism and secularism
KW  - Jews
KW  - Identity
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Juifs
KW  - Identité
KW  - Civilisation
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Theology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01. Secular Forms of Jewishness; Chapter 02. Demography and Dimensions of Secularity among American Jews; Chapter 03. Secularism in the Contemporary Jewish Community; Chapter 04. Let Us Speak of Stories; Chapter 05. A Personal History of Jewish Reading; Chapter 06. God's Language and the Making of Secular Jewish Culture; Chapter 07. Sources of Secularism; Chapter 08. Secular Jewish Musical Expression-Is Nothing Sacred?; Chapter 09. The Secularization of Jewish Cultural Memory: Epistemological and Hermeneutical Reflections; Chapter 10. Secular Jewishness in Israel and the DiasporaChapter 11. Accepting Secular Jewishness and Embracing All Jews; Bibliography; Contributors
N2  - A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America
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