reconstructionist
Past practice reviver
Reconstructionist describes someone who seeks to rebuild or reinterpret something from the past.
In American history, it refers to supporters of Reconstruction-era policies after the Civil War.
In religion, Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern movement treating Judaism as an evolving civilization rather than divine revelation.
In broader use, reconstructionists work to revive historical practices: Norse reconstructionists attempt to recreate pre-Christian Scandinavian religion.
Favoring reform and innovation
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- inclusiveCovering all members
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
diversity · pluralism · social justice · advocacy · empowerment · feminism · participatory · grassroots
Jewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- mitzvotJewish religious commandments
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
tikkun olam · minyan · egalitarianism · bat mitzvah · bar mitzvah · brit milah · conversion · Jewish identity
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- contextualizationPlacing something within circumstances
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
- analysisMethodical study of parts
meaning · commentary · critique · perspective · reading · annotation · synthesis · revisionism
Stored historical records
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
excavation · inscription · manuscript · relic · paleography · antiquarian · genealogist · archivist
Belief in deity
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- faithTrust without proof
worship · liturgy · ritual · naturalism · humanism · covenant · transcendence · immanence
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- inclusiveCovering all members
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
modernization · diversity · pluralism · social justice · advocacy · empowerment · feminism · participatory · grassroots · innovation
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Shabbat · tikkun olam · minyan · egalitarianism · bat mitzvah · bar mitzvah · brit milah · conversion · Jewish identity · prayerbook
hermeneutics
Study of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- contextualizationPlacing something within circumstances
- reinterpretationNew understanding of something
analysis · meaning · commentary · critique · perspective · reading · annotation · synthesis · revisionism · reframing
archive
Stored historical records
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ruins · excavation · inscription · manuscript · relic · paleography · antiquarian · genealogist · archivist · curator
theism
Belief in deity
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
faith · worship · liturgy · ritual · naturalism · humanism · covenant · transcendence · immanence · sacred
- synagogueark, bimah, Torah scroll, Torah ark, aron kodesh
reconstructionistpreservationist
Heritage protection advocate
futurist · conservationist · originalist · demolisher · modernizer
reconstructionistOrthodox Jew
Strictly Torah-observant person
ultra-Orthodox · traditionalist · fundamentalist · literalist · Hasidic
reconstructionistoriginalist
One favoring founding-era interpretation
literalist · textualist · strict constructionist · fundamentalist · traditionalist
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