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From the Reform secession of the 1840s and the founding of Liberal Judaism six decades later, to the 'Jacobs Affair' and the rise of Conservative (Masorti) theology towards the end of the twentieth century, the British Chief Rabbinate has faced challenges and controversy on an ever-deepening scale. Using contemporary accounts, broadsides and hitherto unpublished archival material, Faith Against Reason is an incisive and indispensable contribution to an understanding of the fissures and fragmentation besetting Anglo-Jewry in modern times. At its core are the mavericks, ministers, grandees and God-fearers who grappled with the currents and complexities of the hour - and with each other - in their pursuit of communal power and pulpit supremacy. The chroniclers of Anglo-Jewry have not always been kind to Britain's Chief Rabbis. In truth, the verdicts have been mixed, and sometimes muted, but, with communal censure and strife continuing unabated, they have become increasingly forthright as the centuries have turned. In Faith Against Reason, some of these verdicts are subjected to scrutiny; others emerge and, with them, a clearer picture of the Chief Rabbinical stance on religious pluralism.

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Title Faith Against Reason: Religious Reform and the British Chief Rabbinate, 1840-1990
Author Meir Persoff
Binding Hardback
Pages 476
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Vallentine Mitchell
Publication date 2008-09
Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780853036791 / 0853036799
Weight 2.15 lbs (0.98 kg)
Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.8 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 4.57 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
Category Religion - Judaism
Library of Congress subjects Judaism - Great Britain - History - 19th, Judaism - Great Britain - History - 20th
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009275161
Dewey Decimal Code 296.094

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Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 57

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