{"product_id":"being-jewish-today-9781472962089","title":"Being Jewish Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis inspiring book has made me a better Jew, one who understands more, who knows more. No wonder Rabbi Bayfield enjoys such a high intellectual reputation. -- Daniel Finkelstein\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable book takes us on a journey: geographic, historical, cultural, philosophical, political, autobiographical and, yes, religious. One can almost hear the wise, warm, witty voice of Tony Bayfield; his humanity suffuses the entire volume. For Jew and non-Jew alike there is so much here to satisfy curiosity and promote understanding. -- Michael Marmot\u003cbr\u003eA deeply humane, learned and personal reflection on Jewish identity, full of insights and challenges for non-Jews.  At this time of resurgent prejudice, it is crucial to have books like this to keep mind and conscience awake. -- Rowan Williams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant – clear but erudite, entertaining but weighty, personal but universal -- Rebecca Front, actress\u003cbr\u003eMesmerizing, intelligent, honest, Rabbi Bayfield movingly opens the soul of the reader to the religious depths of his work. This book is a treasure. -- David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion\u003cbr\u003eWritten with engaging humor, intellectual openness and humility, \u003ci\u003eBeing Jewish Today\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edelivers just what the title promises: a\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ethoughtful and inviting statement of what it means to be a Jew in today’s complicated world. While entirely relevant to American Jews, it also provides an interesting window into some of the differences between the American and British Jewish situations -- Judith Plaskow, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, Manhattan College and author of Standing Again at Sinai\u003cbr\u003eRabbi Professor Tony Bayfield has produced a \u003ci\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/i\u003e for our time -- Deborah Kahn-Harris, Rabbi and Principal, Leo Baeck College\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful new book … The theme of Rabbi Bayfield’s book is how to understand Judaism now that science and modern sensibility has changed the way we look at the world. And this addresses problems I struggle with all the time … Rabbi Bayfield deals with all this with great sensitivity. -- Daniel Finkelstein * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eTony Bayfield, a theologian and former head of the Movement for Reform Judaism, reflects on the universal dimensions of Judaism and those parts concerned with Jewish identity. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eBritish Jews rarely produce theology that demands to be read. Tony Bayfield has … In attempting to answer the perplexities and uncertainties of contemporary life, \u003ci\u003eBeing Jewish Today \u003c\/i\u003eis part of the Jewish quest for meaning, for Torah. Rabbi Bayfield has done a great service by bringing it to light. -- Harry Freedman * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book that will reward careful reading and rereading … A work that will enrich one’s understanding of what it is to be a Jewish believer, fully engaged with the challenges and ideas of today’s world. \u003ci\u003eBeing Jewish Today\u003c\/i\u003e will find its place among the significant Jewish books of our time. * Jerusalem Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface: Our starting point: journeying through a shared world\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cb\u003ePART ONE - BEING BOTH JEW AND JEWISH TODAY: YOU CAN'T IGNORE THE CONTEXT\u003c\/b\u003e  1 The particular journey  2 The shared context    \u003cb\u003ePART TWO - BEING A JEW TODAY: IDENTITY AND PEOPLEHOOD\u003c\/b\u003e  3 Israel as People  4 Israel as Land    \u003cb\u003ePART THREE - JUDAISM TODAY: LIGHT AND WEIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e  5 Torah: Judaism's unique selling point  6 Covenant theology: Halakhah, law  7 Covenant theology: Aggadah, ethics    \u003cb\u003ePART FOUR - JEWISH FAITH TODAY: GOD, SUFFERING AND SILENCE\u003c\/b\u003e  8 Fragments after the devastation  9 My God, my god - what kind of God are you?  10 Life beyond death: Individual survival and messianic hope    \u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJewish thinkers contributing to this book\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA Note on the Author\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eCover Artwork: Mark Rothko, Untitled, c.1950-2\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084004630871,"sku":"9781472962089","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/being-jewish-today-9781472962089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}