{"product_id":"jews-judaism-and-success-how-religion-paved-the-way-to-modern-jewish-achievement-hardback-9781487548223","title":"Jews, Judaism, and Success; How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement (Hardback) 9781487548223","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJews, Judaism, and Success\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Eisen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487548223\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 3.8 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJews, Judaism, and Success\u003c\/i\u003e, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEisen argues that Jews achieved such success because they were unusually well-prepared for it by their religion – in particular, Rabbinic Judaism, or the Judaism of the rabbis. Rooted in the Talmud, this form of Judaism instilled in Jews key values that paved the way for success in modern Western society: autonomy, freedom of thought, worldliness, and education. The book carefully analyses the evolution of these four values over the past two thousand years in order to demonstrate that they had a longer and richer history in Jewish culture than in Western culture. The book thus disputes the common assumption that Rabbinic Judaism was always an obstacle to Jews becoming modernized. It demonstrates that while modern Jews rejected aspects of Rabbinic Judaism, they also retained some of its values, and these values in particular led to Jewish success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for a broad range of readers, \u003ci\u003eJews, Judaism, and Success\u003c\/i\u003e provides unique insights on the meaning of success and how it is achieved in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslations of Texts and Transliterations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Mystery of Jewish Success\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One. The Cultural Hypothesis Revisited: An Overview\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Western Culture, Jewish Culture, and Four Key Values\u003cbr\u003e2. Secular Jews (and Other Jews)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two. The Cultural Hypothesis Revisited: The Core Argument\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Human Autonomy I: Sin, Grace, and Salvation\u003cbr\u003e4. Human Autonomy II: Religious Authority\u003cbr\u003e5. Human Autonomy III: Reason and Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e6. Freedom of Thought and Expression\u003cbr\u003e7. Valuing Life in This World I: 100–1000 CE\u003cbr\u003e8. Valuing Life in This World II: 1000–1800 CE\u003cbr\u003e9. Education I: 100–1500 CE\u003cbr\u003e10. Education II: 1500–1950 CE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three. Final Matters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Lessons for Jews, Lessons for Everyone\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595898155288,"sku":"9781487548223","price":56.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/jews-judaism-and-success-how-religion-paved-the-way-to-modern-jewish-achievement-hardback-9781487548223","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}