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PREFACE
Steven T. Katz

The present anthology, culled from the voluminous writings of Rabbi Jacob B. Agus, is intended to make available in one easily accessible work a sampling of Rabbi Agus’ large and important corpus of published and unpublished material. In addition, it serves as a compilation of primary materials that complements and runs parallel to a new set of original essays on the thought of Rabbi Agus published by New York University Press in 1996 under the title American Rabbi: The Life and Thought of Jacob B. Agus and edited by Steven T. Katz.

The selections of Agusana reprinted here were made by the distinguished contributors to the parallel volume of original papers. In each case the selector chose material that he felt would illuminate the particular subject matter of his contribution to American Rabbi. Thus the two publications are closely interconnected and readers will benefit from consulting both, though each stands on its own resources. A full table of contents for the second collection can be found at the end of this Preface.

AMERICAN RABBI: THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF JACOB B. AGUS

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1. Jacob B. Agus: An Introductory Overview Steven T. Katz

2. Jacob B. Agus: A Personal Portrait Norton D. Shargel

3. Jacob B. Agus as a Student of Modern Jewish Philosophy David Novak

4. Jacob B. Agus as a Student of Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism David R. Blumenthal

5. Jacob B. Agus and Jewish-Christian Dialogue: A View from the Christian Side Eugene J. Fisher

6. Jacob Agus’ Ideology of American Judaism: American Jews or Jewish Americans? Milton R. Konvitz

7. The Concept of God in the Theology of Jacob B. Agus William E. Kaufman

8. Jacob B. Agus on the Meaning of Jewish History and Experience Neil Gillman

9. Jacob B. Agus and the Conservative Movement Mordecai Waxman

10. Jewish Law as Standards Elliot N. Dorff

11. Jacob B. Agus as Pulpit Rabbi Mark Loeb Bibliography of the Works of Jacob B. Agus