The Unity Principle

By Ellis Rivkin and Behrman House

This scholarly, yet engaging, book presents a dynamic interpretation of Jewish history--from biblical to modern times--as a set of interconnected and evolving events and relationships that spring directly from Judaism's core beliefs. Rivkin explores how monotheism has enabled Jews throughout history to adapt themselves, their communities, and their vision of the Covenant whenever they were confronted by new circumstances or historical forces. This flexibility and redefinition have time and again ensured Jewish survival and vitality and placed Jews in the forefront of the modern trend of globalization. The Unity Principle is newly revised and expanded based on Rivkin's classic work The Shaping of Jewish History. Dr. Ellis Rivkin is Professor Emeritus of Jewish History at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Ideal for adult study and college courses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874411742
• ISBN13: 9780874411744
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

We are God seekers and Our God teaches

This audacious book presents a creative theory of virtually everything! I am so in awe of Professor Rivkin that anything I write here is going to be inadequate. It's impossible to do justice to Rivkin's comprehensive knowledge of Jewish history and world history, to his powerful explanations of the creative power of monotheism or his observations of our present global challenges and possibilities. One must experience this...

The Unity Principle, by Rivkin

The book arrived promptly and in good condition. Although I have only browsed in the book, so far, I find it to be very interesting. It is a valuable asset to my Interfaith Relations library. Dr Rivkin is a renowned authority on the matters of which he writes.

An elegantly written, scholarly review of Jewish history

This distillation of the wisdom gained in a lifetime of scholarly inquiry and teaching by a professor of Jewish history concisely presents complex concepts in a readily comprehensible and elegantly written style. Dr. Rivkin traces the metamorphoses of Jewish concepts of deity throughout the vicissitudes of Jewish historical experience, in the process documenting "the chosen people's" remarkable capacities for adaptation and...