Alan Wolfe
Are Jews better off outside Israel? Alan Wolfe reconsiders the Diaspora
By Lauren Markoe — November 21, 2014
(RNS) In the Diaspora, writes Alan Wolfe, Jewish can embrace universalism -- applying Jewish values to make the world a better place. "Jewish particularism" better describes the defensive, inward posture of Jews in Israel.
Secession theology runs deep in American religious, political history
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — November 29, 2012
(RNS) Ever since President Obama won re-election, more than 700,000 Americans have petitioned the White House to let their respective states secede. Observers say those leading the charge are framing it in terms that suggest a deep-seated religious impulse for purity-through-separation is flaring up once again. This time, it’s playing out on a political stage. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
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