Reconstructionist Judaism in the Mind of Mordecai Kaplan: The Transformation from a Philosophy into a Religious Denomination.

From: American Jewish History | Date: December 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

This article examines the philosophical and historical development of reconstructionist Judaism as compared with the religious ideology of Mordecai Menachem Kaplan. Topics include whether Kaplan intended to create a new denomination or merely modify existing tenets.

In Judaism as a Civilization (Judaism), the 1934 magnum opus in which he most elaborately defined his program for the reconstruction of the American Jewish people, Mordecai Menachem Kaplan made no mention of developing his philosophy into an autonomous denomination of Judaism. On the contrary, his ardent plea for the ...

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