Zionism and ReligionThe relationship between nationalism and religion has throughout history been a stormy one, often characterized by antagonisms and antipathy. In this anthology, scholars from Israel and the US examine from various perspectives -- history, sociology, theology, law, political science -- the complex nexus within Judaism of these two sources of repeated ideological and political dispute. Essays are grouped around four themes: tradition and modernity in Eastern Europe; Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Zionism in Western Europe; Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Judaism in the United States; and traditional Zionism in the Yishuv. Together these authors address a fundamental question: was religion the essential foundation for Zionism, or a traditional component now amenable to modern interpretation? The result, the editors write, is a clearer understanding that "the permutations in the dynamic interaction between nationalism and religion are not confined solely to the plane of historical events, but are also evident in society and the intellectual sphere." CONTRIBUTORS: Shlomo Avineri, Israel Bartal, Stuart Cohen, Evyatar Friesel, Lloyd Gartner, Jeffrey Gurock, Israel Kolatt, Ehud Luz, Michael Meyer, Aviezer Ravitzky, Yosef Salmon, Jonathan Sarna, Chaim Schatzker, Yaron Tsur, Robert Wistrich, Steven Zipperstein, Yaakov Zur, and the editors |
Contents
ISRAEL BARTAL | 13 |
EHUD | 41 |
STEVEN J ZIPPERSTEIN | 55 |
MICHAEL A MEYER | 93 |
YAAKOV | 107 |
ROBERT S WISTRICH | 140 |
STUART A COHEN | 159 |
EVYATAR FRIESEL | 175 |
LLOYD P GARTNER | 204 |
JEFFREY S GUROCK | 219 |
SHMUEL ALMOG | 237 |
ANITA SHAPIRA | 250 |
ISRAEL KOLATT | 273 |
CHAIM SCHATZKER | 302 |
List of Contributors | 331 |
SARNA | 188 |
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