God-Optional Religion in Twentieth-Century America: Quakers, Unitarians, Reconstructionist Jews, and the Crisis over Theism
God-Optional Religion in Twentieth-Century America provides a historical account of the idea that being religious and believing in God might be separate concepts. Isaac Barnes May focuses on the story of three groups-liberal Quakers, Unitarians, and the forerunners of what would become Reconstructio...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Further subjects: | B
Liberalism (Religion)
B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197624234 |
| Summary: | God-Optional Religion in Twentieth-Century America provides a historical account of the idea that being religious and believing in God might be separate concepts. Isaac Barnes May focuses on the story of three groups-liberal Quakers, Unitarians, and the forerunners of what would become Reconstructionist Judaism-and how they attempted to preserve their faith in the modern world by redefining what it meant to be religious. Cover -- God-Optional Religion in Twentieth-Century America -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ideas of God -- 1. Putting Away Childish Things -- 2. Scientists and Mystics -- 3. Why Be a Jew? -- 4. Outgrowing the Past -- 5. The Boundary With Godless Religion -- 6. Fruits Not Roots -- 7. Legalizing God-Optional Religion -- Conclusion: The Spread of God-Optionality -- Notes -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197624243 |