1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787513903321

Autore

Spero Shubert

Titolo

New perspectives in the theology of Judaism / / by Shubert Spero ; cover design by Ivan Grave

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brighton, Massachussetts : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-61811-268-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GraveIvan

Disciplina

296.3

Soggetti

Judaism - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Viewing Judaism as a whole -- pt. 2. Torah in depth -- pt. 3. Reaching for the heights -- pt. 4. The analytic in action -- pt. 5. History come to life.

Sommario/riassunto

If it can be said that theology is the philosophical examination of a religion by an insider, then the present collection of essays by Shubert Spero offers us the proper formula for a truly authentic work. The author sets out to rigorously yet sensitively investigate some of the basic concepts and principles of classical Judaism. The topics addressed range from the familiar-"Is God Knowable?" and "Justifying Religious Belief"-to the unusual-"Judaism and the Aesthetic," "Does Judaism Have a Theory of Self?" and "Does Messianism Imply Inevitability?" Current issues are not neglected, and are addressed in sections such as "Religious Zionism: What is it?" and "The Ethical Theory of Judaism." While critical and analytic throughout, the author's style is clear and uncluttered and uses arguments to convince rather than to impress. Neither apologetic nor unnecessarily provocative, Shubert Spero provides a fresh approach to the neglected yet vital domain of Jewish theology.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968136903321

Autore

Reid Richard M. <1943->

Titolo

Freedom for themselves : North Carolina's Black soldiers in the Civil War era / / Richard M. Reid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2008

ISBN

979-88-908818-1-6

979-88-9313-273-1

1-4696-0226-1

0-8078-3727-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Civil War America

Disciplina

973.7/415

973.7415

Soggetti

African American soldiers - North Carolina - History - 19th century

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American

North Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, African American

North Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-406) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; ONE: Raising and Training the Black Regiments; TWO: A Fine, Fighting Regiment; THREE: Issues of ""Civilized"" Warfare; FOUR: A Unit of Last Resort; FIVE: Black Workers in Blue Uniforms; SIX: Families of the Soldiers during the War; SEVEN: Service in the Postwar South; EIGHT: Black Veterans in a Gray State; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

More than 5,000 North Carolina slaves escaped from their white owners to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. In Freedom for Themselves Richard Reid explores the stories of black soldiers from four regiments raised in North Carolina. Constructing a multidimensional portrait of the soldiers and their families, he provides a new understanding of the spectrum of black experience during and



after the war.Reid examines the processes by which black men enlisted and were trained, the history of each regiment, the lives of the soldiers' families during the war, and the postwar