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RARE collection of essays by Israeli and American scholars on the relation of Judaism to Zionist ideology from various perspectives: historical, sociological, theological, and political. Preface by Shlomo Avinery. The essays are divided into four sections: 1. Tradition and Modernity in Eastern Europe (essays by Israel Bartal, Yosef Salmon, Ehud Luz, Steven J. Zipperstein, Aviezer Ravitzky) / 2. Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Zionism in Western Europe (essays by Michael A. Meyer, Yaakov Zur, Jehuda Reinharz, Robert S. Wistrich, Stuart A. Cohen) / 3. Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Judaism in the United States (essays by Evyatar Friesel, Jonathan D. Sarna, Lloyd P. Gartner, Jeffrey S. Gurock) / 4. Tradition and Zionism in the Yishuv (essays by Shmuel Almog, Anita Shapira, Israel Kolatt, Chaim Schatzker, Yaron Tsur). 240x160mm. 352 pages. Green cloth Hardcover with dust-jacket. Gilt spine. Jacket edges wrinkled. Spine edges bumped. Previous owner`s stamp on first whitepage upper part. [SUMMARY]: This rare book on a very important challenge facing Israel and Jews at the present time is in very good condition.