Jewish Identity in Modern Times: Leo Baeck and German Protestantism

by Walter Homolka and Homolka

There is no doubt about Baeck's contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century: it has been significant. Without ever departing completely from the ancient wellsprings of orthodoxy, he was a studious observer of the intellectual currents of his time and ambience; under theinfluence of liberal Jewish theology, he drew on and reworked those currents, weaving them into his own theological thought. A special aspect of Baeck's work is that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571810595
• ISBN13: 9781571810595
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"