Work of Alvin Reines

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1. Liberal Religion as a Polydoxy
   • "Authority in Reform Judaism", CCAR Journal, 1960.
   • "Reform Judaism", Meet the American Jew, 1963.
   • "Polydoxy and Modern Judaism", CCAR Journal, 1965.
   • "Liberal Judaism and Vatican II: An Unspoken Dialogue", CCAR Journal, 1969.
   • "The Term Polydoxy", Polydoxy, 1975.
   • "Polydox and Orthodox Political Structures", Polydoxy, 1976.
   • "Birth Dogma and Philosophic Religious Faith: A Philosophic Inquiry", HUC Press, 1976.
   • "The name Jew", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Reform Judaism: the Shock of Freedom", HUC Press, 1978.
   • "Polydox Judaism: A Statement", Journal of Reform Judaism, 1980.
   • "The Polydox Confederation", Religious Humanism, 1987.
   • "Two Concepts of Shabbat: the State of Being Shabbat and the Seventh Day Shabbat", Journal of Reform Judaism, 1987.
   • "Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion", Prometheus Books, 1987.
   • "Ontology, Demography, and the Silent Holocaust", Judaism, 1989.
2. Religion: A Response to Finitude
   • "Reform Judaism: the Shock of Freedom", HUC Press, 1978.
   • "The Word Religion", Polydoxy, 1979.
3. Soteria: Ultimate Meaningful Existence
   • "Shabbat as a State of Being", CCAR Journal, 1967.
   • "The Word Religion", Polydoxy, 1979.
   • "Two Concepts of Shabbat: the State of Being Shabbat and the Seventh Day Shabbat", Journal of Reform Judaism, 1987
   • "Cohen and Reines on 'Two Concepts of Shabbat'", CCAR Journal, 1989.
4. God---Theology---Hylotheism
   • "Polydoxy and Dogmatic Judaism: A Reform Philosopher's Viewpoint", Humanistic Judaism, 1967.
   • "The Future and the Holy", CCAR Journal, 1967.
   • "God and Jewish Theology", Contemporary Reform Jewish Thought, 1968.
   • "A Theology of Jewish Survival", CCAR Journal, 1968.
   • "Hylotheism: A Theology of Pure Process", Jewish Theology and Process Thought, (Lubarsky and Griffen, ed.), State University of New York Press, l996.
   • "The Word God", Polydoxy, 1979.
   • "Freud’s Concepts of Reality and God: A Text Study", HUC Press, 1990.
5. Jewish Survival
   • "A Theology of Jewish Survival", CCAR Journal, 1968.
   • "The Future of The Reform Rabbi", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1976.
   • "Exile: Territorial and Existential", Dimensions, 1971.
   • "Intermarriage", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "In Memoriam, Baruch Spinoza", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Crisis, Polydoxy, and Survival", Polydoxy, 1978.
   • "Who is the Author?", Judaism, 1980.
   • "Ontology, Demography, and the Silent Holocaust", Judaism, Fall 1989.
6. Symbolism
   • "A Common Symbolism for Reform Judaism", Dimensions, 1970.
7. Holiday
   Theory
   • "The name Jew", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Shabbat as a State of Being", CCAR Journal, 1967.
   • "Two Concepts of Shabbat: the State of Being Shabbat and the Seventh Day Shabbat", CCAR Journal, 1987.
   • "Cohen and Reines on 'Two Concepts of Shabbat'", CCAR Journal, 1989.
   • "The Future and the Holy", CCAR Journal, 1967.
   • "Change and the Rosh Hashanah", Polydoxy, 1975.
   • "The Yom Kippur: Guilt without Sin", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Facts of Yom Kippur", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Hannukkah: The Festival of Affirmation", Polydoxy, 1975.
   • "Facts of Hanukkah", with Rabbi Joel Levine, Polydoxy, 1975.
   • "A Concise Guide to the Celebration and Understanding of Chanukah: The Festival of Affirmation", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
   • "Facts of Shevuot", Polydoxy, 1977.
   
   
   Practice
   • "The Community Service Book", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981.
   • "Hafdalah Service", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
   • "A Service of Freedom and Personhood", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
   • "Kohelet", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981.
   • "A Rosh Hashanah Service for the Family", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
   • "A Rosh Hashanah Service for the Young at Heart", with Rabbi Robert Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
   • "A Kol Nidre Service", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1974.
   • "A Yom Kippur Service for the Family", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
   • ”A Memorial and Concluding Service for the Yom Kippur”, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
   • "High Holy Days Services", David Ian Hopp, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1977.
   • ”On the renewing of Relationships”, Polydox Confederation, 1983.
   • “A Common Service of Thanksgiving”, with Rabbi Julian Cook, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1972.
   • "A Service for Chanukah: The Festival of Affirmation", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981.
   • "A Hanukkah Service for the Family", with Rabbi Robert Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1972.
   • "The Candles’ Rebellion, An Original Play for Hanukkah",with Rabbi Bernard Schachtel, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
   • "Universal Festival of Affirmation", Polydox Confederation, 1983.
   • "Chag Hatikvah: A service for the celebration of Hope in Mid-Winter"
   • Haggadah: A Passover Service for the Family"
8. Life Cycle
   Theory
   • "Bar/Bat Mitvah, Confirmation and Baal(at) Mitzvah", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Intermarriage", Polydoxy, 1977.
   • “A History of Intermarriage”, with Rabbi Gary Huber, Polydoxy, 1977.
   • "Death and After Existance", UAHC Press, 1990.
   
   
   Practice
   • "The Enomination Ceremony: A Baby Naming Ceremony", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1982.
   • "A Ceremony of Circumcision", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1999.
   • "A Bal/Bat Mitzvah Service", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1976.
   • "A Wedding Ceremony", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1982.
   • “Ketuba: A Nuptial Covenant”, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1982.
   • "Funeral and Memorial Services", Alvin Reines and Rabbi Anthony D. Holz, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1979.
   • “A Polydox Conversion Ceremony”, with Rabbi Robert Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1974.
9. Ethics
   • “Reform Judaism, Bioethics, and Abortion”, Journal of Reform Judaism, 1990.
   • "Dialogue on Suicide and Abortion", Journal of Reform Judaism, 1990.
   • "The Morality of Suicide: A Surresponse", Journal of Reform Judaism, 1991.
10. Education
    Theory
    • “A Polydox Philosophy of Religious Education”, Polydoxy, 1982.
    
    
    Practice
    • “The Patriarchal Family”, with Hera Reines, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1975.
    • “Joseph: The Hebrews come to Egypt: Volume 1”, with Hera Reines, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
    • “Joseph: The Hebrews come to Egypt: Volume 2”, with Hera Reines, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
    • “Reform Judaism: Defining Our Terms”, Rabbi Debbie Pine, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1991.

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