Over the years I have discovered that when it comes to academic studies of any kind (This book was based on Rabbi Harris-Shapiro's doctoral dissertation), the body of the work, and especially the notes and bibliographies, are far more important than the conclusions. I saw this work as a resource for teachers who deal with this subject, and who should be capable of making up their own minds about the author's views. I also felt it necessary to suggest something that would bring some balance to the discussion, given the fact that everything suggested up to the time I sent this reference (albeit embodying very valuable resources) seemed to have a certain tendency of its own. Even on such a charged subject as this one, as librarians, we need to be careful not to let our own personal views impede the patron's access to the whole range of opinion on a subject.
Dan Rettberg Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================================== HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
