Jewish Polity and American Civil Society is a study of the civic and political engagements of American Jews as mediated by their communal and denominational institutions. The book explores how the various branches of the organized Jewish community seek to influence public affairs. Over the course of the last century, Jewish agencies and religious movements have tried to shape public debate and public policy on such issues as civil rights, church-state relations, and American foreign policy. The book sets the history of Jewish engagement in these areas into historical context; analyzes the...
Jewish Polity and American Civil Society is a study of the civic and political engagements of American Jews as mediated by their communal and denomina...
Jews and the American Public Square is a study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment. The book also explores how the contemporary sociological and political characteristics of American Jews bear on their understanding of the public dimensions of American religion. In addition to a descriptive and analytic approach. the volume is also critical and polemical. Its contributors attack...
Jews and the American Public Square is a study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public ...
One of the most dramatic developments of the final decades of the 20th century is the unravelling of apartheid in the Republic of South Africa. The question that the world asks is, Will this evolution result in the first true liberal democracy in sub-Saharan Africa - one founded on self-government and full and equal citizenship for all?.
One of the most dramatic developments of the final decades of the 20th century is the unravelling of apartheid in the Republic of South Africa. The qu...
In the discussions in this volume, distinguished jurists, journalists, and scholars strive to capture the unspoken principles of the Constitution, its elusive but compelling spirit.
In the discussions in this volume, distinguished jurists, journalists, and scholars strive to capture the unspoken principles of the Constitution, its...
