Böcker av Menachem Mor

The papers in this collection commemorate the quincentennial of the Columbian encounter with the New World. They focus on religion in Spain and New Spain during the years immediately surrounding Columbus' first voyage, providing background on events in the age of exploration.

This collection of essays is written by thinkers who set out to define what is at stake for American Judaism, due to current crises between church and state. Topics include: religious liberty in the military; state aid to sectarian schools; and state and religion in Israel.

Reviews and analyses the history and implications of the dualistic paradigm that has characterised Judaism throughout the ages: pluralism and sectarianism, religiosity and secularity, universalism and separatism, reform and uniformity.