The term neo-Orthodox was used in the German-speaking world in the 19th century to denote a religious current arising from the context of Jewish Orthodoxy which attempted a synthesis of Jewish-Orthodox and non-Jewish culture (cultural Orthodoxy). In doing so, neo-Orthodoxy specifically aimed to create organizational structures which met the requirement…
Neo-Orthodoxy(3,641 words)
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Morgenstern, Matthias, “Neo-Orthodoxy”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 10 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0580>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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