LEADER 02978nam 22006614a 450 001 9910820682603321 005 20240410131845.0 010 $a9786612072765 010 $a1-282-07276-5 010 $a0-253-11185-4 010 $a1-4337-0849-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000362325 035 $a(EBL)281560 035 $a(OCoLC)476026768 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000096196 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11108802 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096196 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10076506 035 $a(PQKB)10191673 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC281560 035 $a(OCoLC)145747762 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16717 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL281560 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10155200 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207276 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000362325 100 $a20051222d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAbraham Geiger's liberal Judaism$b[electronic resource] $epersonal meaning and religious authority /$fKen Koltun-Fromm 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 225 1 $aJewish literature and culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-34744-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-171) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : Abraham Geiger, religious authority, and personal meaning -- Historical memory and the authority of religious Judaism -- The practice of hermeneutical authority -- The gendered politics of authority -- Rabbinic authority -- Jewish education and the authority of personal meaning -- Conclusion : the practice of authority. 330 $aGerman rabbi, scholar, and theologian Abraham Geiger (1810--1874) is recognized as the principal leader of the Reform movement in German Judaism. In his new work, Ken Koltun-Fromm argues that for Geiger personal meaning in religion -- rather than rote ritual practice or acceptance of dogma -- was the key to religion's moral authority. In five chapters, the book explores issues central to Geiger's work that speak to contemporary Jewish practice -- historical memory, biblical interpretation, ritual and g 410 0$aJewish literature and culture. 606 $aReform Judaism 606 $aAuthority$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 606 $aMeaning (Philosophy)$xReligious aspects$xJudaism 615 0$aReform Judaism. 615 0$aAuthority$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 615 0$aMeaning (Philosophy)$xReligious aspects$xJudaism. 676 $a296.8/341092 700 $aKoltun-Fromm$b Ken$01602639 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820682603321 996 $aAbraham Geiger's liberal Judaism$93926657 997 $aUNINA