Matthew, Mark, Luke, John... and Me: Growing Up Jewish in a Christian World - Softcover

Ullian, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872333248 ISBN 13: 9780872333246

Publisher: Bauhan Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Following a life-changing accident that left him paralyzed at age 51, Arthur Ullian began to realize that not only did life in a wheelchair make him feel “different,” but he had always felt like an outsider to some degree, having grown up Jewish in the elite WASP world of prep schools, cotillion classes, sailing yachts, and restricted clubs. He also came to see that over the course of his life he had, paradoxically, internalized the prevailing Christian view of the “Jewish character” and unconsciously attempted to replicate the social and material trappings of those who excluded him. In Matthew, Mark, Luke, John… and Me - a thoughtful, historically-grounded, and often humorous memoir - he interweaves personal experience with an exploration of the roots of ethnic stereotypes and antisemitism, ending with reasons to hope that historic Jewish–Christian enmities will fade and brotherhood eventually prevail.

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About the Author

Arthur D. Ullian, founding partner of the Boston Land Company, became paralyzed after a bicycling accident in 1991. He has since used his entrepreneurial skills to push for increased federal funding of biomedical research. His contributions include testimony at congressional hearings and organizing research-related forums and roundtables on Capitol Hill. He has been president of the National Council on Spinal Cord Injury, and a member of the Advisory Council to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Recipient of numerous awards and honors, he has coauthored articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is married with one son and two grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bauhan Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872333248
• ISBN 13: 9780872333246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288