Benjamin Pollock

Franz Rosenzweig's Conversions

World Denial and World Redemption

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Franz Rosenzweig's near-conversion to Christianity in the summer of 1913 and his subsequent decision three months later to recommit himself to Judaism is one of the foundational narratives of modern Jewish thought. This book presents an examination of this important time in Rosenzweig's life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9780253013125
• ISBN-10: 0253013127
• Artikelnr.: 39558688

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Pollock is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction: Explaining Rosenzweig's Near-Conversion and Return
1. Revelation and World-Skepticism: Rosenzweig's Early Marcionism
2. Christian "World Activity" and the Historical Reconciliation of Soul and
World: Rosenzweig's (Near-) Conversion
3. "Ich bleibe also Jude": Judaism, Redemption, and the World
4. World Denial and World Redemption in The Star of Redemption
Conclusion: Life and Thought Revisited
Notes
Bibliography
Index