Reconstructionism
[ ree-kuh n-struhk-shuh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌri kənˈstrʌk ʃəˌnɪz əm /
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noun
a 20th-century movement among U.S. Jews, founded by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, advocating that Judaism, being a culture and way of life as well as a religion, is in sum a religious civilization requiring constant adaptation to contemporary conditions so that Jews can identify more readily and meaningfully with the Jewish community.
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If Reconstructionism remains marginal, Deace believes that the broader movement of covenant theology is growing.