ISBN:
9783110476392
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (VII, 355 pages)
Edition:
Issued also in print
Year of publication:
2022
Series Statement:
Studia Judaica 97
Series Statement:
Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Samuel Hirsch
Keywords:
RELIGION / Judaism / History
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19th century
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Luxembourg
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Reform Judaism
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philosophy of religion
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Hirsch, Samuel 1815-1889
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Luxemburg
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Judenemanzipation
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Jüdische Philosophie
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Politische Philosophie
;
Reformjudentum
Abstract:
Verlagsinfo: Rabbi Samuel Hirsch (Thalfang 1815 - Chicago 1889) was instrumental in the development of Reform Judaism in Europe and the USA. This volume is the first lengthy publication devoted to this striking personality whose significance was no less than that of his contemporaries Abraham Geiger and David Einhorn.En route from Thalfang via Dessau and Luxembourg to Philadelphia, Hirsch left his mark on societal, religious, and philosophical developments in manifold ways. By the time he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Luxembourg in 1843, he had already written many of his most important works on the philosophy of religion. In them he engaged in debate with the Young Hegelians on the importance of Judaism, the religion that, more than any other, enabled the human actualization of freedom so central to Hegel’s philosophy.Over time Hirsch took an increasingly radical stance on issues such as Jewish rituals and mixed marriage. The goal of his reforms was not assimilation. He strove to strengthen Judaism to meet the demands of modernity and enable its survival in the modern era.Hirsch’s story is key to understanding the transnational history of Reform Judaism and the struggle of Jews to secure a place in history and society.
Note:
Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Introduction and Acknowledgements
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Part I: From Thalfang to Philadelphia: An Introduction to Samuel Hirsch's Life and Times
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"An Intimate Friendship with Modernity". Samuel Hirsch’s Reform Philosophy in the Context of the Ideological Controversies of the Times
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Part II: Hegelian and Defender of the Faith: The Fundamentals of Samuel Hirsch's Philosophy
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Samuel Hirsch in Dessau (June 1838 - June 1843). Freedom, Emancipation and the Christian State
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Back to Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy. Hirsch’s Criticism of Modern Times
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Judaism Transformed and the Divine on Earth. Samuel Hirsch's Appropriation of the Hegelian Ideal State
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Part III: Edifying the Congregation: Jewish Answers to Pressing Societal Questions
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The Challenges of Alterity: Notes on Samuel Hirsch's Contemporaneity
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Religious Borders of Reason and Sentiment: Samuel Hirsch and Abraham Geiger on Jewish Education
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“Humankind is Advancing”. Samuel Hirsch’s Rediscovery of Messianism and its Consequences for Modern Jewish Religious Philosophy
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Part IV: Samuel Hirsch’s Luxembourg: Industrialization, Emancipation and Community
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Between Recognition and Exclusion. The Effects of the Décret Infâme on Jewish Emancipation in Luxembourg
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Between Acceptance and Aversion. Jews and Christians in Luxembourg in the 19th and Early 20th centuries
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Part V: From Luxembourg to Philadelphia. Samuel Hirsch’s Transnational Reform Judaism
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“One Always Panders to the Basest Jew-Hatred”. Samuel Hirsch, Der Volksfreund and Luxemburger Wort’s Campaign against Secularization and Jewish Emancipation 1848–50
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A Sense of Loneliness. Samuel Hirsch’s American Years
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Bibliography
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Contributors
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Index of Names
,
Index of Places
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Index of Topics
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Biblical and Rabbinic Sources
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Issued also in print
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In English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110476392
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110476392/html
