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The essence of Judaism

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or a long time this book has been considered a classic study of Judaism. This is a good translation of a clear, concise, yet complete, overview of what are the essential constituents of Judaism. While avoiding the considerations of orthodox, conservative, reform, etc. movements within Judaism, Baeck presents comprehensive reflections on Faith in God, Faith in Man : In Ourselves, In One's Fellow Man and In Mankind, and closes his work with notes on The Preservation of Judaism. Although the book was written in 1936 (challenging Adolf Harnack's "Essence of Christianity") Baeck's contribution has not lost its relevance for students of Judaism, Comparative Religion, or readers interested in the profound work of a man that decided to confront Hitler's Germany and survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Leo Baeck is a living witness of the transformative power of Judaism and the dignity that Judaism..

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296 BAE e

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296 BAE e

Publisher

New York : Schoken Books., 1976

Collation

287p.; 20 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-8052-0006-1

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296

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JUDAISM

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