Editing Émile Durkheim (section)

=== Judaism ===
Scholars also debate the exact influence of Jewish thought on Durkheim's work. The answer remains uncertain; some scholars have argued that Durkheim's thought is a form of [[Jewish culture|secularized Jewish thought]],<ref group="lower-roman">{{harvp|Meštrović|1993|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=lqGUxDs3K_UC&pg=PA37 p. 37]}}: "While Durkheim did not become a Rabbi, he may have transformed his father's philosophical and moral concerns into something new, his version of sociology."</ref><ref>{{harvp|Strenski|1997|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=nyneB7F0m0sC pp. 1–2]}}</ref> while others argue that proving the existence of a direct influence of Jewish thought on Durkheim's achievements is difficult or impossible.<ref>{{harvp|Pickering|2001|loc=[https://books.google.com/books/about/Emile_Durkheim.html?id=amP-MyZAL-cC p. 79]}}</ref>