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100 1 $aLangton, Daniel J.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aReform Judaism and Darwin :$bhow engaging with evolutionary theory shaped American Jewish religion /$cDaniel R. Langton.
264 1 $aBerlin :$bDe Gruyter,$c[2019]
264 4 $c©2019
300 $aVI, 131 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aStudia Judaica,$x0585-5306 ;$vBand 111
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
504 $aIntroduction -- Evolution 'in the air': Scientific, philosophical and Christian influences on Reform Jewish engagement with evolutionary theory -- Isaac Mayer Wise: the cosmic God and an evolving cosmos -- Aaron Hahn: the divine design principle of the universe -- Kaufmann Kohler: the unfolding of divine lfe -- Emil G. Hisrsh: the divine soul of an evolving universe -- Joseph Krauskopf: the divine natural law of evolution -- Conclusion.
520 $aDarwin provoked Jews as well as Christians, and this book examines leading nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American progressive Jewish thinkers who wrestled with evolutionary theories. In particular there was a widespread commitment to the application of biological evolutionary theory to history and cosmology, and a fascination with the evolution of ethical systems within human societies, bearing in mind mankind's bestial origins and new challenges for understanding religious traditions. It is argued that Reform Jewish discussions about the nature of God have been more profoundly shaped by engagement with evolutionary theory than has been recognized before and that, in fact, evolutionary thought provides the key conceptual framework for understanding the distinctive development of Reform Judaism in North America. --$cProvided by publisher, page 4 of cover.
600 10 $aWise, Isaac Mayer,$d1819-1900.
600 10 $aHahn, Aaron.
600 10 $aKohler, Kaufmann,$d1843-1926.
600 10 $aHirsch, Emil Gustav,$d1851-1923.
600 10 $aKrauskopf, Joseph,$d1858-1923.
650 0 $aReform Judaism$zNorth America.
650 0 $aEvolution$xReligious aspects$xJudaism.
830 0 $aStudia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ;$vBand 111.$x0585-5306
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