Essentials of Liberal Judaism

<p>First published in 1947 <i>The Essentials of Liberal Judaism </i>explores the fundamental ideas of liberal Judaism. Rabbi Israel Mattuck explains that liberal Judaism is concerned not only with the question <i>where </i>shall we find the teachings of Judaism but also with the question<i> how </i>shall we find them? He discusses important themes like conception of God in Judaism; grounds for the belief in God; problem of evil; guidance of God in human history; sin repentance and atonement; Judaism and the social order; liberal Judaism and orthodox Judaism; differences between Judaism and Christianity and what it means to be a Jew to argue that it is the fundamental principle of liberal Judaism that Judaism is a developing religion. This book is a must read for scholars of Judaism history of Judaism and religion. </p>