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What does it mean to be a Jew in America? What opportunities and what threats does the great melting pot represent for a group that has traditionally defined itself as 'a people that must dwell alone'? This title charts the attempts of American Jewish thinkers to adapt the notion of chosenness to an American context.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Part One: Introduction
I. A Part and Apart

Part Two: The Second Generation (1930-1955)
II. Nation, People, Religion-What Are We?
III. Reform Judaism and the Mission unto the Nations
IV. Mordecai Kaplan and the New Jewish Vocation
V. Conservatism, Orthodoxy, and th Affirmation of Election

Part Three: The Third Generation (1955-1980)
VI. Ambassadors at Home
VII. Children of the Halfway Covenant

Part Four: Conclusion
VIII. The Lessons of Choseness in America

Notes
Bibliography
Index

The Chosen People in America

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 22/11/1983
      ISBN13: 9780253209610, 978-0253209610
      ISBN10: 0253209617
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What does it mean to be a Jew in America? What opportunities and what threats does the great melting pot represent for a group that has traditionally defined itself as 'a people that must dwell alone'? This title charts the attempts of American Jewish thinkers to adapt the notion of chosenness to an American context.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Part One: Introduction
      I. A Part and Apart

      Part Two: The Second Generation (1930-1955)
      II. Nation, People, Religion-What Are We?
      III. Reform Judaism and the Mission unto the Nations
      IV. Mordecai Kaplan and the New Jewish Vocation
      V. Conservatism, Orthodoxy, and th Affirmation of Election

      Part Three: The Third Generation (1955-1980)
      VI. Ambassadors at Home
      VII. Children of the Halfway Covenant

      Part Four: Conclusion
      VIII. The Lessons of Choseness in America

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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