Reconstructionism

American  

[ree-kuhn-struhk-shuh-niz-uhm] / ˌri kənˈstrʌk ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Reconstructionism

1940–45; reconstruction ( def. ) + -ism

Example Sentences

There are two major forms of dominionism in America today: Christian Reconstructionism and the New Apostolic Reformation.

From Salon

Christian reconstructionism: A theocratic movement founded by R.J.

From Salon

It can function as a verbal tic of sorts, implying that the speaker is drawing on a theological or philosophical system built on Christian Reconstructionism and dominionism.

From Salon

This topic pulls together the Reformation, pro-slavery Presbyterianism and Christian Reconstructionism.

From Salon

For Joseph, the First Reconstruction established the central tension between reconstructionism and redemptionism, a tension that encapsulates our national moment.

From Washington Post