Arnold, Abraham J.; Roth, Kathe (ed). Judaism: Myth, Legend,
History, and Custom, from the Religious to the Secular. Robert Davies Pub;
1995. Paperback. ISBN 1-895854-26-1. [A contemporary vision of secular Judaism,
containing a wide-sweeping cultural history of the Jewish people and a guide to
self-definition for contemporary Jews seeking their identity in a non-religious
culture]
[Fri02]
Friedman, Daniel. Jews Without Judaism: Conversations With an
Unconventional Rabbi. Paperback: 108 pages. Publisher: Prometheus Books
(March, 2002) ISBN 1-573929-24-7.
[Ibr99]
Ibry, David. Exodus to Humanism: Jewish Identity Without
Religion. Prometheus Books; 1999. Hardcover. ISBN 1-573922-67-6.
[Kog95]
Kogel, Renee (ed); Katz, Zev (ed); Wine, Sherwin (intro); Bauer,
Yehud. Judaism in a Secular Age: An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish
Thought (Library of Secular Humanistic Judaism). Ktav Publishing House;
1995. Hardcover. ISBN 0-881255-19-X.
Memmi, Albert. Portrait of a Jew. Orion Press, 1962;
Viking Press, New York NY. ISBN 6-70003-32-8. Out of Print. [Albert Memmi is
chair of the Association pour Judaisme Laic et Humaniste in France]
[Por81]
Porter, Jack Nusan. The Jew as Outsider. University
Press of America, Washington DC 1981. ISBN 0-819116-39-4. Out of Print.
[Rei00]
Reisel, Esther; Reisel, Rudi. Modern Jewish Identity: A
Rationalistic Motivation for Remaining Jewish. Gefen Books; 2000.
Paperback. ISBN 9-652291-63-3.
[SeiXX]
Seid, Judith. We Rejoice in our Heritage: Home Rituals for Secular
and Humanistic Jews. Out of Print. ISBN 0-962366-80-3.
[Sei00]
Seid, Judith. God-Optional Judaism: Alternatives for Cultural Jews
Who Love Their History, Heritage, and Community. Birch Lane Pr; 2000.
Hardcover. ISBN 1-559725-37-0.
[Sil98]
Silver, Mitchell. Respecting the Wicked Child: A Philosophy of
Secular Jewish Identity and Education. Univ. of Massachusetts Press; 1998.
Hardcover. ISBN 1-558491-79-1.
Wine, Sherwin T. Judaism Beyond God: A Radical New Way to be
Jewish. SHJ, 1985. Ktav Publishing House; 1995. Hardcover. ISBN
0-881255-18-1.
[Win88]
Wine, Sherwin. Celebration: A Ceremonial and Philosophic Guide for
Humanists and Humanistic Jews. Prometheus Books; 1988. Hardcover. ISBN
0-879754-42-7.
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