Is Judaism Democratic? : Reflections from Theory and Practice Throughout the Ages.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (272 pages)
- Studies in Jewish Civilization Series ; v.29 .
- Studies in Jewish Civilization Series .
Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Introduction -- Contributors -- Goalkeeping: A Biblical Alternative to Greek Political Philosophy and the Limits of Liberal Democracy -- The "Will of the People" in Antimonarchic Biblical Texts -- The Democratic Principle Underlying Jewish Law: Moving Beyond Whether It Is So to How and Why It Is So -- Mipnei Darkhei Shalom: The Promotion of Harmonious Relationships in the Mishnah's Social Order -- Theocracy as Monarchy and Anarchy -- Jewish Democracy: From Medieval Community to Modern State -- Linking "Egypt with Texas": Emma Lazarus's Jewish Vision of American Democracy -- Judaism and Democracy -- Monarchy and Polity: Systems of Government in Jewish Tradition -- Democracy, Judaism, Israel, Art, and Demagoguery -- Dignity and Democracy: Defending the Principle of the Sanctity of Human Life -- "The Will of the People" or "The Will of the Rabbis": Democracy and the Rabbis' Authority -- The Jewish State and the End of Democratic Judaism.