Introduction 1
Chapter One Assimilation and Identity 13
Ⅰ．Immigration 14
Ⅱ．The Allure of the Promised Land 16
Ⅲ．Cultural Assimilation 28
Ⅳ．Structural and Marital Assimilation 33
Ⅴ．Identity Issue:Jewish or American 37
Chapter Two Spiritual Crisis 44
Ⅰ．Exile and Suffering in the Jewish History 44
Ⅱ．Suffering in"the Promised Land" 51
Ⅲ．Suffering as"the Chosen People" 66
Ⅳ．Suffering and Human Evil 85
Ⅴ．Who does not Suffer 96
Chapter Three In Search of a New Utopia 104
Ⅰ．Utopia in the Philosophical Tradition 104
Ⅱ．Fictional Exploration of the Philosophers' Utopia 110
Ⅲ．Return to the Lost Eden of Jewish Morality 127
Ⅳ．Salvaging the American Dream 159
Ⅴ．The Eternal Quest Theme 192
Conclusion 198
Works Cited 208
Index 216
后记 220