Chapter 1 Introduction: The Jewish Political Tradition and the English-Speaking World Part 2 Communal Agencies Chapter 3 "Defenders": National Jewish Community Relations Agencies Chapter 4 Local Community Relations Councils and Their National Body Chapter 5 History of Israel Advocacy Chapter 6 The Jewish Social Welfare Lobby in the United States Part 7 Religious Movements Chapter 8 The Conservative Movement and the Public Square Chapter 9 Reform Judaism, Minority Rights, and the Separation of Church and State Chapter 10 Mainstream Orthodoxy and the American Public Square Chapter 11 Haredim and the Public Square: The Nature of the Social Contract Chapter 12 Reconstructionism and the Public Square: A Multicultural Approach to Judaism in America Chapter 13 Jewish Renewal Chapter 14 Afterword
Alan Mittleman is head and associate professor in the Department of Religion at Muhlenberg College and the author of The Scepter Shall Not Depart from Judah: Perspectives on the Persistence of the Political in Judaism. Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University. He is author, editor, or coeditor of many books, including Religion and State in the American Jewish Experience (with David Dalin) and Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives (with Pamela S. Nadell). Robert Licht is the editor of six books on the U.S. Constitution and is a lecturer in political thought at the University of Chicago.
Both books [Jewish Polity and American Civil Society and Jews and
the American Public Square both edited by Alan Mittelman, Jonathan
D. Sarna, and Robert Licht] furnish the reader with a great deal of
useful information about Jews in America, while the essays included
in the books are characterized by competence and earnestness
throughout.
*The Weekly Standard*
Both books [Jewish Polity and American Civil Society and Jews and
the American Public Square both edited by Alan Mittelman, Jonathan
D. Sarna, and Robert Licht] will be of interest to students of
American Judaism.
*First Things*
This anthology is the most comprehensive treatment to date of the
participation of the organized American Jewish community in the
American public square. Covering both the major communal and
religious groups, this collection of insightful articles by the
leading experts in their fields is both well integrated and
masterfully written. It is a must-read for anyone concerned with
organized American Jewry today—indeed, for anyone interested in the
interaction of American religious and ethnic groups with the larger
society.
*Steven M. Cohen, Hebrew University*
There is no better description of the organization and behavior of
the American Jewish community in the public square. This is
must-reading for those interested in American Jews as well as those
concerned with religion in public life. The book is
outstanding.
*David Allen, therapist*
This is an extraordinary anthology. This volume is a significant
achievement. The editors and authors are owed a debt of gratitude
by community leaders, scholars, and students.
*American Jewish History*
Jewish Polity and American Civil Society is an extremely timely
review of historic Jewish community agencies as well as of the
social policies practiced by the major 'denominations' of Jewish
observance. The essays make evident how fully the Jewish people
have adopted American ways while still insisting on distinctive
goals and particular objectives. This volume is a signal
contribution to the growing literature on religion and civil
society, and a valuable resource concerning the several strands of
Jewish tradition in U.S. history.
*John F. Wilson, Princeton University*
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