Contemporary American Judaism [electronic resource] : transformation and renewal / Dana Evan Kaplan.
Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.Description: xxxiv, 446 p. : illISBN:- 9780231137287 (cloth : alk. paper)
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- BM205 .K365 2009eb

Includes bibliographical references and index.
A historical overview from 1945 -- The reengagement with spirituality -- The rise and fall of American Jewish denominations -- Facing the collapse of the intermarriage stigma -- Inclusivity as a social value -- Radical responses to the suburban experience -- The popularization of Jewish mystical outreach -- Herculean efforts at synagogue renewal -- Conclusion: the future of Judaism in America -- Afterword / Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.
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