Summary

Judaism, Fifth Edition presents the basic beliefs of the Jewish religious heritage and highlights the different manners in which these traditions can be upheld. Both Orthodox Judaism and the religious practices and movements within Reformed Judaism, including Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reconstructionist Judaism, are explored in this fascinating edition. Engaging sidebars, recommendations for further reading, a list of websites for additional information, and full-color photographs add to the well-written text. A glossary and bibliography make research easy and enjoyable for students.

Coverage includes:

• Introduction to the modern Jewish world
• Early history of the Jews and Judaism, including the Diaspora
• The restoration to the present
• The Hebrew Bible
• The branches of Judaism and their basic beliefs
• Rites of passage
• The impact of Judaism throughout history
• Judaism facing the future.

Specifications

eBook

About the Author(s)

Martha A. Morrison earned her Ph.D. at Brandeis University. She specializes in the history and literature of the ancient Near East and has excavated in Israel.

Stephen F. Brown is professor of theology at Boston College and director of the Institute of Medieval Philosophy and Theology. He has taught at SUNY (Buffalo), Yale University, the Sorbonne, Siena College, St. Bonaventure University, and the University of the South. He has published several volumes on medieval philosophy and theology, including Meeting of the Minds: The Relations between Medieval and Classical Modern European Philosophy, The A to Z of Medieval Philosophy and Theology (with Juan Carlos Flores), and Aquinas: On Faith and Reason.

Series editor Joanne O'Brien has an M.A. degree in theology and has written a range of education and general reference books on religion and contemporary culture. She is coauthor, with Martin Palmer and Elizabeth Breuilly, of Religions of the World and Festivals of the World, published by Infobase, and, with Martin Palmer, of Atlas of Religion. She is a consultant to WWF, the World Bank, the World Council of Churches, UNESCO, and UNDP.

Series editor and religious historian Martin Palmer is the founder of International Consultancy on Religion, Education, and Culture (ICOREC), in 1983, and the secretary-general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC). He is the author of many books on world religions as well as a translator of ancient Chinese texts.