A Prophetic Guide for a Perplexed World: Louis Finkelstein and the 1940 Conference on Science, Philosophy, and Religion

This article traces negotiations over the epistemic, ethical, and political authority of Judaism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and science in mid-twentieth-century America. Specifically, it examines how the president of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi Dr. Louis Finkelstein, led a diverse group...

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Main Author: Rock-Singer, Cara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [2019]
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 179-215
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Finkelstein, Louis 1923-2000 / USA / Judaism / Interfaith dialogue / Religious pluralism / Democracy / Conference / Geschichte 1940
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KBQ North America
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