On the basis of postcolonial theory, this study shows how Jewish scholars, in the controversies about the "essence" of Judaism and Christianity at the beginning of the 20th century, challenged the intellectual hegemony of Liberal Protestantism in Germany. By carefully examining the impact of the political circumstances--the loss of relevance of political liberalism, the spreading of antisemitism, and the crisis of Jewish identity in an age of contested emancipation and assimilation--on the theological discourse, it provides a critical analysis of anti-Jewish implications of Protestant...
On the basis of postcolonial theory, this study shows how Jewish scholars, in the controversies about the "essence" of Judaism and Christianity at the...
Based on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume for the first time interprets the biography and philosophy of the German Jewish thinker Samuel Holdheim (1806-1860), shedding new light on a neglected phenomenon of nineteenth century Jewish intellectual history - the radical Reform Movement that started in Germany and culminated in the American Jewish Reform ideology. Leading scholars of modern Jewish history and thought from Germany, France, Belgium and the United States present a thorough reading of Holdheim's influential writings in the broader context of the debates...
Based on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume for the first time interprets the biography and philosophy of the German Jewish thi...
The volume, composed by excellent scholars from different academic disciplines, is a comprehensive handbook devoted to the complex relationship between modern Judaism and historical thinking in Europe, the United States, and Israel from the Enlightenment to the present. Apart from analyzing the emergence of a new scholarly historical paradigm during this period, the contributions interpret the interaction and the tensions between Jewish historiography and other disciplines such as literature, theology, sociology, and philosophy, describe the way historical consciousness was popularized and...
The volume, composed by excellent scholars from different academic disciplines, is a comprehensive handbook devoted to the complex relationship betwee...
An international, interdisciplinary, and interreligious retrospective examination of Hans Jonas (1903-1993) that engages his ideas in light of Existentialism, utopian thought, process philosophy and theology, Zionism, and environmentalism.
An international, interdisciplinary, and interreligious retrospective examination of Hans Jonas (1903-1993) that engages his ideas in light of Existen...
Gnostisches Denken ist aktuell, auf ihm beruhen zahlreiche spirituelle Strömungen der Gegenwart. Die historische Gnosis am Beginn unserer Zeitrechnung war eine revolutionäre Bewegung, die sich erstmals der Erfahrung der Einsamkeit des Menschen im Kosmos stellte. Die Gnosis-Forschung hat mit Hans Jonas begonnen. In diesem Buch, erstmals 1958 in englischer Sprache erschienen, seitdem immer wieder überarbeitet und aktualisiert, hat Jonas seine Forschungen für ein breiteres Publikum zusammengefaßt zu einer Wesensanalyse und Kritik der Gnosis, die bis heute maßgeblich geblieben ist.§Das...
Gnostisches Denken ist aktuell, auf ihm beruhen zahlreiche spirituelle Strömungen der Gegenwart. Die historische Gnosis am Beginn unserer Zeitrechnun...
Die Neuausgabe enthalt die zentralen Essays des Begrunders des Kulturzionismus, einige davon erstmals in deutscher Sprache. Der Autor entfaltet darin seine Deutung judischer Identitat und entwirft einen judischen Nationalismus, der vor allem auf die kulturelle Erneuerung des Judentums in Europa zielt. Einleitung und Kommentar erschliessen die Bedeutung dieser fur das judische Selbstverstandnis in der Moderne wegweisenden Schriften.
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Die Neuausgabe enthalt die zentralen Essays des Begrunders des Kulturzionismus, einige davon erstmals in deutscher Sprache. Der Autor entfaltet dar...
German-Jewish intellectuals have occupied center stage in the discourse on Judaism and modernity since the Enlightenment. Dedicated to Paul Mendes-Flohr, this volume explores the complex interaction between Jewish thought and the often competing claims of non-Jewish society and culture, thus creating a rich image of German Jewry s intellectual world in the modern period. The outcome is a unique collection of essays that provides crucial new insights into the religious and political dimension characterizing the thought of those populating the pantheon of German-Jewish thinkers in the...
German-Jewish intellectuals have occupied center stage in the discourse on Judaism and modernity since the Enlightenment. Dedicated to Paul Mendes-...
American Jewry explores new transnational questions in Jewish history, analyzing the historical, cultural and social experience of American Jewry from 1654 to the present day, and evaluates the relationship between European and American Jewish history. Did the hopes of Jewish immigrants to establish an independent American Judaism in a free and pluralistic country come to fruition? How did Jews in America define their relationship to the 'Old World' of Europe, both before and after the Holocaust? What are the religious, political and cultural challenges for American Jews in the 21st...
American Jewry explores new transnational questions in Jewish history, analyzing the historical, cultural and social experience of American Jew...
American Jewry explores new transnational questions in Jewish history, analyzing the historical, cultural and social experience of American Jewry from 1654 to the present day, and evaluates the relationship between European and American Jewish history. Did the hopes of Jewish immigrants to establish an independent American Judaism in a free and pluralistic country come to fruition? How did Jews in America define their relationship to the 'Old World' of Europe, both before and after the Holocaust? What are the religious, political and cultural challenges for American Jews in the...
American Jewry explores new transnational questions in Jewish history, analyzing the historical, cultural and social experience of American Jew...
Konig David ist eine der herausragendsten Gestalten der Alten Welt. Sein sagenhafter Aufstieg vom Hirten zum Konig durch den Sieg uber Goliath hat Dichter und Kunstler uber die Jahrhunderte inspiriert.
In dieser erstmals auf deutsch veroffentlichten Biographie zeigt der renommierte amerikanische Alttestamentler Steven McKenzie auf, da viele Geschichten, die sich um David ranken, tatsachlich Mythen sind: Die Bezeichnung "Hirte" ist eine Metapher fur "Konig," und David kam aus einer reichen Familie der Oberschicht und nicht aus "kleinen Verhaltnissen." Der David, der bei kritischer...
Konig David ist eine der herausragendsten Gestalten der Alten Welt. Sein sagenhafter Aufstieg vom Hirten zum Konig durch den Sieg uber Goliath hat ...
