From Christian Science to Jewish Science
Subtitle: spiritual healing and American Jews
By: Ellen M. Umansky
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Jewish Science -- History
Description: Examining an important and previously unwritten chapter in the story of American Judaism, this book sheds light on religious and social concerns of 20th century American Jewry, including ways in which adherence to Jewish Science helped thousands to bridge the perceived gap between Judaism and modernity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-234) and index
Table of contents: title: Christian Science and American Jews; title: Alfred Geiger Moses, new thought, and the applied psychology of Judaism; title: The creation of a movement; title: Morris Lichtenstein: the man and the message; title: Clifton Harby Levy and the spiritual reeducation of American Jews; title: Tehilla Lichtenstein and the Society of Jewish Science; title: Spiritual healing, divine assistance, and peace of mind