The American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan 9780814738511

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The American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan

REAPPRAISALS IN JEWISH SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY

General Editor: Robert M. Seltzer Martin Buber's Social and Reliaious Thouaht: Alienation and the Quest for Meanina LAURENCE J. SILBERSTEIN The American judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan EDITED BY EMANUEL S. GOLDSMITH, MEL SCULT, AND ROBERT M. SELTZER

The American ] udaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan Edited by Emanuel S. Goldsmith, Mel Scult, and Robert M. Seltzer

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Library of Conyress Cataloyiny-in-Publication Data The American judism of Mordecai M. Kaplan I edited by Emanuel S. Goldsmith, Mel Scult, and Robert M. Seltzer. p. em. - (Reappraisals in jewish social and intellectual history) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8147-3052-3 1. Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem, 1881-1983. 2. Reconstructionist Judaism. I. Goldsmith, Emanuel S. II. Scult, Mel. III. Seltzer, Robert M. IV. Series. BM755.K289A84 1990 2