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Book SynopsisA selection of appreciative yet critical essays giving an historical context for the life and works of Mordecai Kaplan. Kaplan's metaphysics, his interpretation of the Bible, his views on education, economic justice and the role of women are given full consideration.
Trade Review"This volume, the first comprehensive treatment of Kaplan since his death in 1983 ... illustrates Kaplan's links to traditional Jewish roots and demonstrates his evolutionary philosophy of Jewish culture, his Zionist orientation, and the vast range of his thought and action. The volume also features a complete bibliography of Kaplan's writings." -- Choice "A must for every serious thinker probing American Jewish culture, history and theology." -- Alfred GottschalkPresident, Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion "These highly knowledgeable essays provide us with a new and more complex image of a central personality in 20th century American Jewish life. They are indispensable for understanding the influences that helped shape Mordecai Kaplan's thought and personality, the nature of his relationships with significant contemporaries, and the various aspects of his ideology and practical program for American Jewry." -- Professor Michael A. Meyer, Department of Jewish History, Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion "This leading American Jewish thinker of the pre-war period is still the point of departure for any attempt to construct a Judaism for this new age in the history of the Jewish people. The volume brings them an and this thought to life." -- Dr. Arthur Green, President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
