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Franz Rosenzweig's conversions : world denial and world redemption /

"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. In this new account of events, Benjamin Pollock suggests that what lay at...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pollock, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.