Religious Studies A-Level
Modernity and Secularization
What Modernity and Secularization means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Modernity and Secularization
The tension between traditional Halakhic observance and the demands of civil integration following the European Emancipation, leading to the fragmentation of Jewish practice.
Topics that use Modernity and Secularization
- Judaism – Social and historical developments: Modern development of Judaism, Zionism, and the Holocaust (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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