Secularization Processes in Modern Jewish Culture
A new
textbook, under development by The Open University of Israel with
support from the Posen Foundation, gives an overview of secular Jewish
society in the modern era, and analyzes the historical process of
secularization and the ideological, sociological and literary issues
that arose from secular identity and thinking. The book will cover
secularism in the modern world, secularization processes among European
Jews, secular Jewish identities in the 20th century, one hundred years
of thought on the secularization of the Jews, secularization process
among Jews in Israel and the United States, and the attempts to build
affinity to the Jewish people in a secular society. Writers are
Professor Shmuel Feiner and Dr. Ron Margolin. The book will be
published in Hebrew. When completed, the Posen Foundation will support
the translation into several languages if the textbook can be used by
university programs and possibly high schools in other nations.
History of Jewish Secularism
The
first ever history of Jewish Secularism, written by Professor David
Biale (University California – Davis), will be published in North America
in 2009.
Religion in a Free Market
Based largely on the landmark study the American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS 2001) this book—by ISSSC founding Director Barry Kosmin and Associate Director Ariela Keysar—provides a complete overview of religiosity and secularity in the United States. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the growing population of Americans who profess a secular worldview and the changing views of religion in the U.S. This statistical portrait covers religion from the perspective of politics, economics, gender, generation and geography. The ARIS study was sponsored by the Posen Foundation. (Paramount Market Publishing, Inc., 2006.)
Secularism & Secularity: Contemporary International Perspectives
A
global survey of secular societies (secularisms) and their secular
populations (secularity), this thin-but-important volume, comprised of
scholarly and demographic research from seemingly everywhere (Iran,
Canada, the U.S. Northwest, Denmark, France, India, and others), adds a wealth of knowledge to the field of
secular research. Available online at www.trincoll.edu/secularisminstitute. Edited by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar. (Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture, 2007.)
Secularism & Science in the 21st Century
This new book is another redoubtable addition to the subject of
secularism and the increasingly fraught battle over science education
in the United States. Featuring papers by scientists and educators on
the waning standards of science literacy in an era of legal battles
over so-called Intelligent Design. Edited by Ariela Keysar and Barry A.
Kosmin. Available online free of charge at www.trincoll.edu/secularisminstitute. (Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture, 2008.)
Teaching Judaism as Culture in Israeli Universities
The
report on the first annual Posen Conference on Teaching Judaism as
Culture in Israeli Universities includes the conference proceedings,
syllabi and programs on Judaism as Culture, biographies of the
speakers, a list of participants, and a summary of the main ideas
discussed at the May 4, 2006 conference in Tel Aviv.
Jewish Secularity: The Search for Roots and the Challenges of Relevant Meaning
A
collection of essays on secular Jewish thought that emanated from the
Posen Conference on Secular Jewishness at Hebrew College in June 2005.
Contributors include David Biale, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Barry Kosmin,
David M. Gordis, Eva Goldfinger, Ilan Stavans, and others. Edited by Zachary I. Heller.
Jewishness and Secularism in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Based
on the conference sponsored by the Posen Foundation and Frankel Center
for Jewish Studies at the University of Michigan in April 2005, this
volume explores Varieties of Historical Jewish Identities, Challenges of Secular Jewishness in Modern Times, Secular Jewishness in Israel Today, and Secular Jewishness in the Diaspora Today.
Contributors include Zvi Gitelman, Todd Endelman, Julian Levinson,
Steven Nadler, Adam Chalom, and others. (Rutgers University Press,
2008.)
Judaism as Culture-Catalogue of Study Material Produced in Israel
This
catalogue contains over 230 study materials including books, tapes and
computerized databases, all systematically cross-referenced to assist
teachers in elementary through high schools to easily locate the subject
materials for their various grades, methods and topics. The study
materials are all related to subjects dealing with Judaism, Israel, the
Jewish people, and Jewish and general history, taught from a cultural
perspective. The catalogue is categorized according to age, language,
suitability for study outside of Israel, types of study materials, and
types of study activities. The catalogue is available in Hebrew and
English. Edited by Dalia Goren. (Meitar–The College of Judaism as Culture, Jerusalem, 2003.)
Secular Jewish Culture – New Thinking in Israel
This
book gives expression to sources and contributions in secular Jewish
thought. The articles in the book deal with the development of Jewish
secular thought, the status of women in Judaism, the definition of
Jewish national identity, humanism in Judaism and secular Judaism in
Israel. Among the book's writers are Rachel Elior, Haim Beer, Amos Oz,
Haim Cohen, Yehuda Bauer, Menachem Brinker, and Shulamit Aloni. Edited
by Yaakov Malkin. (In Hebrew by Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 2003;
English translation forthcoming.)
A Metallurgical Gemara: Metals in the Jewish Sources
Published
in English in 2007, this seminal work begins at the convergence of
Jewish Studies, Semitic Languages, and metallurgy. More than just an
analysis of technical aspects of metallurgy, it traces the aspects of
metallurgical motifs in the lives of Jewry during the Israelites of
antiquity and the Jews of the late medieval worlds. By Dan Levene and
Beno Rothenberg. (Institute for Archaeo-Metallurgical Studies at
University College London, 2007.)
The War of Ideas over the Arab-Israeli Conflict – A Guide for Israel’s Advocates
This
handbook, published as a CD-ROM, and written in English, is meant to
serve as a guide to those wishing to understand the basic facts of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, and aims to provide pro-Israel advocates with
the facts and tools necessary to make the case for Israel. By Rachel
Machtiger, Emmanuel Navon and Ariel Rodal. (Institute for Policy and
Strategy, IDC Herzliya, 2005.)
The Bible in Modern Israeli Poetry
The
book is comprised of two volumes—the first is an anthology of Hebrew
poetry relating to the Bible, and the second includes articles on
expressions of the Bible in modern Hebrew poetry. The book is based on
a study supported by the Posen Foundation in the framework of its
fellowship program. By Malka Shaked (Yediot Ahronot & Hemed
Publishing House, Tel Aviv, 2005.)
Secularism and Religiosity in Israeli Theater
The
book examines the way in which modern Israeli theater relates to the
tension between secularism and religiosity. Published in Hebrew, it is
based on research that was carried out in the framework of the Posen
fellowship program, and is the doctoral thesis of Dr. Dalia Cohen-Knoll
of University of Haifa. (Haifa University Press, 2007.)
Founding Director Barry Kosmin and Associate Director Ariela
Keysar—provides a complete overview of religiosity and secularity in
the United States. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone
interested in the growing population of Americans who profess a secular
worldview and the changing views of religion in the U.S. This
statistical portrait covers religion from the perspective of politics,
economics, gender, generation and geography. The ARIS study was
sponsored by the Posen Foundation. (Paramount Market Publishing, Inc.,
2006.)
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