The chosen people in america a study in jewish religious ideology the modern jewish experience eisen arnold m 9780253209610 amazoncom books 31 used new from 764 see all buying options. This is a book of extraordinary quality and importance in tracing the encounter of jews the chosen people and america the chosen nation eisen ha. Although for centuries the notion of the chosen people sustained jewish identity america by offering jewish immigrants an unprecedented degree of participation in the larger society threatened to erode their jewish identity and sense of separateness arnold m eisen charts the attempts of american jewish thinkers to adapt the notion of chosenness to an american context through an examination of sermons essays debates prayer book revisions and theological literature eisen traces . The chosen people in america a study in jewish religious ideology arnold m eisen home worldcat home about worldcat help search search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library create lists bibliographies and reviews or search worldcat find items in libraries near you advanced search find a library covid 19 resources reliable information about . Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more