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Crisis and covenant : Jewish thought after the Holocaust
- Title
- Crisis and covenant : Jewish thought after the Holocaust / Jonathan Sacks.
- Author
- Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-2020
- Publication
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York, NY, USA : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, ©1992.
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Details
- Description
- x, 294 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Discusses various issues in contemporary Jewish theology. Ch. 2 (p. 25-53), "The Valley of the Shadow", is dedicated to the theological interpretation of the Holocaust. The Holocaust poses several problems to Jewish thought: Is God present in the post-Auschwitz world? Did the Holocaust renew the Covenant or did it survive intact? May the Holocaust be interpreted in terms of punishment, or is its meaning different, maybe inexplicable, in the extant categories of human ethics? May the Holocaust be regarded as a necessary transitional point on the way to the Jewish state? What lessons may be extracted from the Holocaust? Presents various solutions of modern-day Jewish theologians. Argues that the only lesson of the Holocaust is the reality of a common Jewish fate.
- Series Statement
- Sherman studies of Judaism in modern times
- Uniform Title
- Sherman studies of Judaism in modern times
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Judaism > 20th century
- Covenants > Religious aspects > Judaism
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Influence
- Covenants > Religious aspects > Judaism
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Judaism
- Jüdische Theologie
- Judenvernichtung
- Jodendom
- Theologie
- Holocaust
- Ideeëngeschiedenis
- Joden
- Judaism > History > 20th century
- Judaïsme > 20e siècle
- Alliance (théologie juive)
- Shoah > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Themes of Jewish modernity -- 2. The valley of the shadow -- 3. Israel: between exile and redemption -- 4. Diaspora debates -- 5. In search of the Jewish people -- 6. Halakhah and modernity -- 7. Judaism and its texts -- 8. Midrash and history -- 9. The tower of Babel.
- ISBN
- 0719033004
- 9780719033001
- 0719042038
- 9780719042034
- LCCN
- 91042766
- OCLC
- ocm25008163
- 25008163
- SCSB-1950177
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library