Jews, Judaism, and success [electronic resource] : how religion paved the way to modern Jewish achievement / Robert Eisen.

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"In Jews, Judaism, and Success, Robert Eisen attempts to solve a long-standing mystery that has fascinated many: How did Jews become such a remarkably successful minority in the modern western world? Eisen argues that Jews achieved such success because they were unusually well-prepared for it by the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eisen, Robert, 1960- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo; London : University of Toronto Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Talmud.
Jewish ethics.
Values > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Success > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Judaism.
Jews > Civilization.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2023 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Jews, Judaism, and Success: How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Western Culture, Jewish Culture, and Four Key Values
  • Secular Jews (and Other Jews)
  • Human Autonomy I: Sin, Grace, and Salvation
  • Human Autonomy II: Religious Authority
  • Human Autonomy III: Reason and Philosophy
  • Freedom of Thought and Expression
  • Valuing Life in this World I: 100-1000 CE
  • Valuing Life in this World II: 1000-1800 CE
  • Education I: 100-1500 CE
  • Education II: 1500-1950 CE.