Goodman Micah - The Wondering Jew Israel And The Search For Jewish Identity - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A celebrated Israeli author explores the roots of the divide between religion and secularism in Israel today and offers a path to bridging the divide" A thoughtful social political and philosophical examination of Judaism . A cogent consideration of the place of religion in the modern world." Kirkus Reviews Zionism began as a movement full of contradictions between a pull to the past and a desire to forge a new future. Israel has become a place of fragmentation between those who sanctify religious tradition and those who wish to escape its grasp. Now a new middle ground is emerging between religious and secular Jews who want to engage with their heritage without being restricted by it or losing it completely. In this incisive book acclaimed author Micah Goodman explores Israeli Judaism and the conflict between religion and secularism one of the major causes of political polarization throughout the world. Revisiting traditional religious sources and seminal works of secularism he reveals that each contains an openness to learn from the other's messages. Goodman challenges both orthodoxies proposing a new approach to bridge the divide between religion and secularism and pave a path toward healing a society torn asunder by extremism.
Title: The Wondering Jew Israel And The Search For Jewish Identity
Author(s): Goodman Micah
Publisher: Yale University Press
Barcode: 9780300252248
Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Date: 11/10/2020
Category: Religion & Politics