Despair and Deliverance
(July 1992)
Private Salvation in Contemporary Israel Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi - Author
"It addresses an issue of great importance for many different kinds of people today. It is clear, scholarly, thoughtful and without jargon. This is a study, not just of several minor religious movements, but also an analysis of the social, psychological and moral 'deep-structures' of life in Israel today, with some highly pertinent comparisons to the United States." -- Peter Homans, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago
Tradition, Innovation, Conflict
(July 1991)
Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Israel Zvi Sobel - Editor Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi - Editor
This book examines religion in Israeli society: what it is and how it functions. Here is a clear picture of how Judaism provides a matrix of continuity for Israeli society notwithstanding a wide diversity of beliefs and practices.
"There is a general lack of literature dealing specifically with the roles of religious and secular life in contemporary Israel. In addition, the public perception in this country, is that social and political li...(Read More)
