Jews on the Frontier: Religion and Mobility in Nineteenth-Century America [9781479830473]
An engaging history of how Jews forged their own religious culture on the American frontier Jews on the Frontier offers a religious history that begin…
The Adorable Trinity: Standing for Orthodoxy in Nineteenth-Century America [9781527105188]
The Adorable Trinity investigates the little-known yet fascinating conflict between Trinitarianism and Unitarianism in the nineteenth century American…
Jews on the Frontier: Religion and Mobility in Nineteenth-Century America [9781479835836]
Winner, 2017 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies presented by the Jewish Book Council Finalist, 2017 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Li…
Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa [9780804778053]
Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Je…
Sacred Bonds of Solidarity: The Rise of Jewish Internationalism in Nineteenth-Century France [9780804752510]
Starting around 1840, French Jews began to reach out in new ways to Jews elsewhere, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. In describing the…
Jewish Philosophy as a Guide to Life: Rosenzweig, Buber, Levinas, Wittgenstein [9780253351333]
Distinguished philosopher Hilary Putnam, who is also a practicing Jew, questions the thought of three major Jewish philosophers of the 20th century-Fr…
Jewish Meaning in a World of Choice: Studies in Tradition and Modernity [9780827612143]
Internationally recognized scholar David Ellenson shares twenty-three of his most representative essays, drawing on three decades of scholarship and d…
Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America [9780814740682]
Engaging media has been an ongoing issue for American Jews, as it has been for other religious communities in the United States, for several generatio…
Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History [9780827604452]
A joint publication of The Jewish Publication Society and the Jewish Theological Seminary The definitive work on the subject of Jewish liturgy, Ismar …
Jihad in West Africa During the Age of Revolutions [9780821422403]
In Jihad in West Africa during the Age of Revolutions, a preeminent historian of Africa argues that scholars of the Americas and the Atlantic world ha…
Jesus: An Illustrated Life [9781426215681]
Two thousand years after his death, Jesus of Nazareth remains one of history's most influential and fascinating figures. In this powerful, elegantly w…
Jewish Fundamentalism in Comparative Perspective: Religion, Ideology and the Crisis of Morality [9780814779675]
In recent decades, religious fundamentalism has played an increasingly significant role in Western and Middle Eastern politics and culture. In this vo…
Jewish Themes in the New Testament: Yam Yisrael Chai! [9781842278215]
This book outlines what the Bible teaches about the Jewish people and religion. Jewish Themes in the New Testament is an examination of what the New T…
Jews and Anti-Judaism in the New Testament: Decision Points and Divergent Interpretations [9780281058839]
Introduces readers to the key passages that must be examined when trying to understand what the New Testament says about Jews and Judaism. An ideal re…
Jewish Tales [9781782853541]
This timeless collection includes eight delightful tales from Jewish tradition. Each engaging story, accompanied by Amanda Hall's vivid artwork, deliv…
