
Series
Volume 2
Progressive Judaism Today
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A Jewish Understanding of the World
John D. Rayner
208 pages, glossary
ISBN 978-1-57181-973-4 $135.00/£99.00 / Hb / Published (March 1998)
ISBN 978-1-57181-974-1 $34.95/£27.95 / Pb / Published (March 1998)
eISBN 978-1-80073-601-6 eBook
Description
In this second volume of Liberal Jewish sermons spanning the greater part of the second half ofthe twentieth century, the author again combines a radically progressive stance with Jewish commitment and seeks to understand contemporary history from a "prophetic" point of view. His comments cover a wide range of topics, including Jewish continuity, Progressive Judaism, Zionism and the State of Israel, world events, social issues, and Jewish-Christian relations. This volume, as well as the first one, offers fascinating reading for Jews and non-Jews alike.
John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.