From Marxism to Judaism: The Collected Essays of Will Herberg (Masterworks of Modern Jewish Writing) - Hardcover

Herberg, Will

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0910129916 ISBN 13: 9780910129916

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing, 1989

Synopsis

This is the first book of essays by Will Herberg. His writings have had a major impact on American intellectual and political thought. They represent milestones of a spectrum of ideological stance, comprising American Marxism and conservatism as well as Jewish and Christian theology, all of which were influenced by Herberg during his 50-year intellectual odyssey from Marxism to Judaism. This book includes Herberg’s most widely-known essays on Jewish and Christian theology, religious life in America, church-state relations, and America’s civil religions. While some of these articles and essays were controversial in their original political intent, today they are a testimony to his intellectual brilliance and his commitment to humanity, universal values, a classic liberal arts education, and mutual tolerance of all major religions..

About this title

From Library Journal:

Herberg was an important Jewish thinker, sociologist of religion, and political conservative who for many years wrote for the National Review . He is known today primarily for his 1955 classic Protestant-Catholic-Jew , which editor Dalin describes as "a popular evocation of America's 'triple melting pot' whose thesis has become a part of the sociological language of our time." In these collected essays, spanning four decades, he argues for increased religious identity and a greater role for religion in public life. His essays on Judaism are particularly thoughtful. Recommended for libraries with strong Judaica and religion collections.
- Paul Kaplan, Highland Park P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0910129916
• ISBN 13: 9780910129916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 293
• Editor: Dalin David G.