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First Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Mandatory Palestine, Kook was the leading theologian of religious Zionism, saw secular pioneers as instruments of the divine plan and holiness in the Land of Israel, and founded the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva.
Political axes
Abraham Isaac Kook leans further toward religious than 95% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Religion is where Abraham Isaac Kook stands furthest from the rest.
On Structure, Abraham Isaac Kook sits practically at the catalog median.
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Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
Social doctrine of the Catholic Church, combining traditionalist morality and defense of life with concern for social justice, subsidiarity and worker dignity, under the hierarchical authority of the papacy and canon law.
Current that grounds politics in Christian morality and tradition, defending family, life, and religious values within democracy, with emphasis on preserving the people's customs and cultural heritage.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian31%
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