Description: A DEFENSE OF JUDAISM VERSUS PROSELYTIZING CHRISTIANITY Author: Wise, Isaac Mayer Title: A DEFENSE OF JUDAISM VERSUS PROSELYTIZING CHRISTIANITY Description: Cincinnati and Chicago: American Israelite, 1889. Cloth; 8vo. 129 pages. Embossed boards; gilt titles; red edges; floral endpapers. Not the more common Bloch edition. One page of the author's other works at end, with prices and descriptions. First edition. Isaac Mayer Wise was an American Reform rabbi, author, and organizer; editor of the American Israelite and Deborah, and of the Minhag America, the first common American prayer book, which preceded the Union Prayer Book. A Defense of Judaism is a dignified and reasoned response to the insulting proselytizing of Christian missionaries and their vulgar, illiterate converts, written, as he states in his preface, from the "standpoint of universal brotherhood, universal salvation and universal religion, moral freedom, political equality and the supremacy of reason, with the highest respect for Judaism, Christianity, the Isam and every other religion in harmony with the postulate of reason and the standard of conscience. " Singerman 3875. SUBJECT (S) : Christianity -- Controversial literature. Judaism -- Apologetic works. During his lifetime Wise was regarded as the most prominent Jew of his time in the United States. Ex-library; otherwise, very good condition. (AMR-7-4A). Seller ID: 37534 Dan Wyman Books Rare Jewish, Holocaust, & Related Imprints in All Languages. We Find Good Homes for Nice Jewish Books. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Wise, Isaac Mayer
Publisher: Unknown
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Subject: Americana
