Elements in a Philosophy of Reform Judaism

Reines, Alvin J. Elements in a Philosophy of Reform Judaism. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1968-1969. Second Mimeographed Edition. Quarto. 226 pp. Half-cloth over blue paper wrappers. A collection of essays on Reform Judaism. Subjects include authority in Reform Judaism, theology of Jewish survival, Shabbat as a state of being, polydoxy and more. This book offers a useful glimpse at the state of American Reform Judaism during the 1960s. Alvin Reines was an American philosopher, theologian, and a professor at the Hebrew Union College. He promoted a radical form of Reform practice based on his theory of polydoxy. Slight age toning on binding. Text in English. Binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Softcover. (36616) $95