Britain's Chief Rabbis and the religious character of Anglo–Jewry, 1880–1970

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Synopsis
This book presents a radical new interpretation of Britain’s Chief Rabbis from Nathan Adler to Immanuel Jakobovits. It examines the theologies of the Chief Rabbis and seeks to reveal and explain their impact on the religious life of Anglo-Jewry.Elton overturns the argument that there was a significant shift to the right in the Chief Rabbinate during the period studied, and thereby sets out a new interpretation of the most important event in Anglo-Jewish religious history in the twentieth century, the Jacobs affair. This fascinating study develops a new and improved typology of the Jewish response to modernity, and is therefore a contribution to the neglected area of Anglo-Jewish religious history, and the history of modern Judaism as a whole.It will be of interest to the student of Anglo-Jewry, of Judaism in the modern period, of the effects of modernity on religion, and general reader alike.
Copyright:
2009

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Book Size:
308 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781526129963
Related ISBNs:
9780719079658, 9780719095474, 9780719079658, 9780719095474, 9780719079658, 9780719095474, 9780719079658
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
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