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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Eisen, Robert, 1960- author.     Subjects     Talmud.     Jewish ethics.     Values -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.     Success -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.     Judaism.     Jews -- Civilization.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Eisen, Robert, 1960- author.       by title:      Jews, Judaism, and s...         MARC Display

Jews, Judaism, and success : how religion paved the way to modern Jewish achievement / Robert Eisen. by Eisen, Robert, 1960- author. Toronto ; Buffalo; London : University of Toronto Press, [2023] Subjects Talmud.   Jewish ethics.   Values -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.   Success -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.   Judaism.   Jews -- Civilization. ISBN:  1487548230 9781487548230 (paperback) : 1487548230 (paperback) Description:  xviii, 467 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Western Culture, Jewish Culture, and Four Key Values -- Secular Jews (and Other Jews) -- Human Autonomy I: Sin, Grace, and Salvation -- Human Autonomy II: Religious Authority -- Human Autonomy III: Reason and Philosophy -- Freedom of Thought and Expression -- Valuing Life in this World I: 100-1000 CE -- Valuing Life in this World II: 1000-1800 CE -- Education I: 100-1500 CE -- Education II: 1500-1950 CE. Requests:  0 Summary:  "In Jews, Judaism, and Success, Robert Eisen attempts to solve a long-standing mystery that has fascinated many: How did Jews become such a remarkably successful minority in the modern western world? Eisen argues that Jews achieved such success because they were unusually well-prepared for it by their religion--in particular, Rabbinic Judaism, or the Judaism of the rabbis. Rooted in the Talmud, this form of Judaism instilled in Jews key values that paved the way for success in modern western society: autonomy, freedom of thought, worldliness, and education. The book carefully analyses the evolution of these four values over the past two thousand years in order to demonstrate that they had a longer and richer history in Jewish culture than in western culture. The book thus disputes the common assumption that Rabbinic Judaism was always an obstacle to Jews becoming modern. It demonstrates that while modern Jews rejected aspects of Rabbinic Judaism, they also retained some of its values, and these values in particular led to Jewish success. Written for a broad range of readers, Jews, Judaism, and Success provides unique insights on the meaning of success and how it is achieved in the modern world."--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 296.36 Ei Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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