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Abraham Geiger's liberal Judaism [[electronic resource] ] : personal meaning and religious authority / / Ken Koltun-Fromm



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Autore: Koltun-Fromm Ken Visualizza persona
Titolo: Abraham Geiger's liberal Judaism [[electronic resource] ] : personal meaning and religious authority / / Ken Koltun-Fromm Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
Disciplina: 296.8/341092
Soggetto topico: Reform Judaism
Authority - Religious aspects - Judaism
Meaning (Philosophy) - Religious aspects - Judaism
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-171) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : 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.
Sommario/riassunto: German 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
Titolo autorizzato: Abraham Geiger's liberal Judaism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786612072765
1-282-07276-5
0-253-11185-4
1-4337-0849-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457732103321
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Serie: Jewish literature and culture.