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Humanizing Jewish Life: Judaism and the Human Potential Movement
Dov Elkins

Humanizing Jewish Life: Judaism and the Human Potential Movement

Gazelle Book Services Ltd (May 1977)
9780498019128
| Hardcover
264 pages | 142 x 211 mm
Dewey * 184
LC Classification Adult
LC Control No. 75038456

Genre

  • Adult / Nonfiction

Subject

  • 184 Classical Judaica / Jewish Thought / Modern / Neutral

Plot

Dov Peretz Elkins. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 260-261.

Personal

Owner Philosophy
Index 459
Added Date Jan 05, 2016 18:17:05
Modified Date Jul 18, 2022 19:22:37

Notes

Elkins, Dov Peretz.
Temple Beth El, Rochester, N.Y.
Jewish way of life.
Fellowship --Religious aspects --Judaism.

The Human Potential Movement (HPM) arose out of the social and intellectual milieu of the 1960s and formed around the concept of cultivating extraordinary potential that its advocates believed to lie largely untapped in all people. The movement took as its premise the belief that through the development of "human potential", humans can experience an exceptional quality of life filled with happiness, creativity, and fulfillment. As a corollary, those who begin to unleash this assumed potential often find themselves directing their actions within society towards assisting others to release their potential. Adherents believe that the net effect of individuals cultivating their potential will bring about positive social change at large.