{"product_id":"mordecai-kaplan-religious-humanism-book","title":"The Religious Humanism of Mordecai Kaplan: An Anthology","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The happiest moments in my life these days are those which I experience whenever I receive letters from Mel Scult.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMordecai M. Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary entry, 1974\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA foundational work in modern Jewish thought, \u003cem data-end=\"1987\" data-start=\"1930\"\u003eThe Religious Humanism of Mordecai Kaplan: An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e presents the radical and enduring philosophy of one of the most influential religious thinkers of the 20th century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e🔥 \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eComing October 2026. PRE-ORDER COPY NOW!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e“This volume will be valuable to those familiar with Kaplan and to any person who studies or teaches religion—rabbis, laymen, students, and seekers alike. Kaplan wrote on a level which remains relevant for the ages.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e— Prof. Mel Scult, from the Foreword\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIn a landscape of rising religious fundamentalism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe Religious Humanism of Mordecai Kaplan: An Anthology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e is a major intellectual achievement. It probes the thoughts of a theological rebel—a fiercely independent thinker who rejected supernatural beliefs and was formally excommunicated by the Orthodox rabbinical establishment in 1945, yet devoted his life to tackling the world’s biggest ideas with meticulous devotion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eKaplan maintained a massive 27-volume personal journal mapping his radical theology. In this ingenious volume, premier Kaplan scholar Professor Mel Scult creates a brilliant two-way conversation: Scult first quotes directly from Kaplan’s original diary entries detailing what he was reading, and then provides expert illumination, contextualizing how these encounters shaped the architecture of Kaplan’s philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eMordecai M. Kaplan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(1881-1983) was a groundbreaking rabbi, philosopher, and founder of the Reconstructionist movement. He instituted the first American Bat Mitzvah for his daughter Judith in 1922. As a longtime professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, his naturalistic theology and institutional innovations left an indelible mark on modern American Judaism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eRelease: October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e9781771619448\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e250 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4248\/2856\/files\/Mel_and_Mordecai.png?v=1783010236\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eMEL SCULT \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eis a premier Kaplan scholar and Vice President of the Mordecai M. Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood. The author of several definitive biographies and studies on Kaplan, he has spent over fifty years editing, teaching, and making Kaplan’s vast textual and diary legacy accessible to the modern world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mel Scult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55691842486440,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4248\/2856\/files\/TheReligiousHumanismofMordecaiKaplancover_e7c31f95-a315-4ad5-8f3c-f35b51e4be24.png?v=1783010692","url":"https:\/\/mosaicpress.ca\/products\/mordecai-kaplan-religious-humanism-book","provider":"Mosaic Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}