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A Polydox Primer

 
I. 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
"The Term, Polydoxy" "Polydoxy," 1975
"Polydox and Orthodox Political Structure" "Polydoxy," 1976
"The name: Jew" "Polydoxy," 1977
"Crisis, Polydoxy, and Survival" "Polydoxy," 1978
"Reform Judaism: the Shock of Freedom" HUC Press, 1978
"Polydox Judaism: A Statement" "CCAR Journal," 1980
"The Polydox Confederation" "Religious Humanism," 1985
"Two Concepts of Shabbat: the State of Being Shabbat and the Seventh Day Shabbat" "CCAR Journal," 1987
"Liberal Religion: Orthodox and Polydox" Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion, 1987
"Polydoxy and Religious Authority" Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion, 1987
"The Ratio-Moral Authority Principal" Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion, 1987
"Ontology, Demography, and the Silent Holocaust" "Judaism," Fall 1989
   
II. Religion: A Response to Finitude
"Reform Judaism: the Shock of Freedom" HUC Press, 1978
"The Word, Religion" "Polydoxy," 1979
"Providence and Hylotheism" Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion, 1987
   
III. SOTERIA: ULTIMATE MEANINGFUL EXISTENCE
"Shabbat as a State of Being" "CCAR Journal," 1967
"Exile: Territorial and Existential" "Dimensions," 1971
"The Word, Religion" "Polydoxy," 1979
"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
   
IV. 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" Comtemporary Reform Jewish Thought, 1968
"A Theology of Jewish Survival" "CCAR Journal," 1968
"The Word God" "Polydoxy," 1979
"God and Polydox Theology" Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion, 1987
"Providence and Hylotheism" Polydoxy: Explorations in a Philosophy of Liberal Religion, 1987
   
V. Jewish Survival
"A Theology of Jewish Survival" "CCAR Journal," 1968
"Exile: Territorial and Existential" "Dimensions," 1971
"Ontology, Demography, and the Silent Holocaust" "Judaism," Fall 1989
   
VI. Symbolism
"A Common Symbolism for Reform Judaism" "Dimensions," 1970
   
VII. Holiday
A. Holiday Theory
"The name: Jew" "Polydoxy," 1977
"Shabbat as a State of Being" "CCAR Journal," 1967
"The Future and the Holy" "CCAR Journal," 1967
"A Common Symbolism for Reform Judaism" 1970
"Change and the Rosh Hashanah" "Polydoxy," 1975
"The Yom Kippur: Guilt without Sin" "Polydoxy," 1976
"Facts of Yom Kippur" 1976
"Passover: the Festival of Creative Freedom" 1976
"Facts of Hanukkah"  
"Hannukkah: The Festival of Affirmation" 1975
"A Concise Guide to the Celebration and Understanding of Chanukah: The Festival of Affirmation" 1980
"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
   
B. Holiday Practice
"Shabbat: The Community Service Book"  
"Kohelet"  
"A Service of Freedom and Personhood"  
"An Equivocal Hafdalah Service"  
Rosh Hashanah: "A Rosh Hashanah Service for the Family," Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973
  "A Rosh Hashanah Service for the Young at Heart," Alvin J Reines and Robert Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973
Yom Kippur: "A Yom Kippur Service for the Family," Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973
  "A Kol Nidre Service," Institute of Creative Judaism, 1974
  "A Memorial and Concluding Service for the Yom Kippur"
A Thanksgiving Service  
Chanukah "Affirmation of Freedom," Alvin J. Reines, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981
  "A Hanukkah Service for the Family," Alvin J. Reines and Robert A. Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1972
Universal Festival of Affirmation  
Chag Hatikvah: "A service for the celebration of Hope in Mid-Winter"
Haggadah: "A Passover Service for the Family"
   
VIII. Ritual and Liturgy
A. Life Cycle: Theory
"Bar/Bat Mitvah, Confirmation and Baal(at) Mitzvah" "Polydoxy," 1977
"Religious Intermarriage" "Polydoxy," 1977
"Death and Afterexistance" "Polydoxy," 1990
   
B. Life Cycle: Practice
"A Ceremony of Circumcision" 1999
"The Enomination Ceremony"  
"A Bal/Bat Mitzvah Service"  
"A Wedding Ceremony"  
"Funeral and Memorial Services"  
   
IX. Ethics
"Dialoge on Suicide and Abortion" "Journal of Reform Judaism," Fall 1990
"The Morality of Suicide: A Surresponse" "Journal of Reform Judaism," Winter 1991
   
X. Education
"A Polydox Philosophy of Religious Education"  
   
 
 

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