American Rabbi : : The Life and Thought of Jacob B. Agus / / ed. by Steven T. Katz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Blumenthal, David R.,; Dorff, Elliot N.,; Fisher, Eugene J.,; Gillman, Neil,; Katz, Steven T.,; Kaufman, William E.,; Konvitz, Milton R.,; Loeb, Mark,; Novak, David,; Shargel, Norton D.,; Waxman, Mordecai,
• HerausgeberIn: Katz, Steven T.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Contributors --; 1. Jacob b. agus: an introductory overview --; 2. Jacob b. agus: a personal portrait --; 3. Jacob b. agus as a student of modern Jewish philosophy --; 4. Jacob b. agus as a student of medieval jewish philosophy and mysticism --; 5. Jacob b. agus and jewish-christian dialogue: a view from the christian side --; 6. Jacob agus' ideology of American Judaism: American Jews or jewish americans? --; 7. The concept of god in the theology of jacob b. agus --; 8. Jacob b. agus on the meaning of Jewish history and experience --; 9. Jacob b. agus and the conservative movement --; 10. Jewish law as standards --; 11. Jacob b. agus as pulpit rabbi --; Bibliography of the works of Jacob b. Agus
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814763568; 9783110716924
• DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9780814763568.001.0001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Steven T. Katz.

American Rabbi provides a comprehensive and insightful assessment of Rabbi Jacob Agus' standing as a notable Jewish thinker. The volume brings together original writings by a range of distinguished contributors to consider the main aspects of Agus' life and work in detail and to flesh out the broad and repercussive themes of his corpus. Taken as a whole, they present a broad and substantial picture of a remarkable American Rabbi and scholar, illuminating Agus' committment to Jewish people everywhere, his profound and unwavering spirituality, his continual reminders of the very real dangers of pseudo-messianism and misplaced romantic zeal, and his willingness to take politically and religiously unpopular stands. Formulated as a companion volume to The Essential Agus, which presents selections of Agus' own writings, the contributors' analyses are based on specific selections of Agus' work which appear in The Essential Agus. Though each volume stands on its own, they are closely interconnected and readers will benefit from consulting both works.