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Aspects of Liberal Judaism: Essays in Honour of John D. Rayner »

Authors: David J. Goldberg (Editor), Edward Kessler
ISBN-13: 9780853035930, ISBN-10: 0853035938
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Mitchell Vallentine & Company
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Preface
1	Travelling through the night : on the road with John D. Rayner	1
2	Leo Baeck and reconciliation	10
3	Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar and altruism during the holocaust	13
4	Jewishly responsible investment	28
5	Is there a Jewish ethic?	36
6	Leopold Stein : a liberal master of prayer	49
7	Baruch and Berachah : blessing in judaism	73
8	The challenge of genetic research	80
9	Judaism and today's asylum seekers	105
10	Liberal judaism and mixed marriage	113
11	Feminist Bible interpretation	124
12	Compelling commitments :a radical rethink of liberal judaism?	137
13	A religion for the future	150
14	Immortality and resurrection : Maimonides and the Maimonidean controversy	159
15	On the impossibility of prophecy : a study of isaiah 6	170
16	Christ through Jewish eyes	184
17	Moses Montefiore and Jews, Christians and Muslims	202
18	Religion, civil society and inter-faith endeavour	214
19	Inter-faith dialogue	221
20	Perceptions of the other : lessons from Jewish-Christian dialogue	225
	Bibliography of the writings of Rabbi John D. Rayner CBE	249