Religion as “Agent of Change”: Jewish and other Responses to Modernity in Germany, 1780-1860
569 Hamilton Hall 102 Emerson Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe presentation explores the ambivalent role of Judaism and religiosity during the Sattelzeit, when German Jewry was confronted with deep reaching, sometimes threatening social change. The presentation sheds new light on Jewish coping strategies and the transformation of a socio-cultural … Read more