Wrestling with God
Jewish Theological Responses during and after the Holocaust
ISBN13: 9780195300154ISBN10: 0195300157
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704 pages
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Dec 2006,
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2nd place, 2007 National Jewish Book Award in Anthologies and Collections
Description
This volume presents a wide-ranging selection of Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust. It will be the most complete anthology of its sort, bringing together for the first time: (1) a large sample of ultra-orthodox writings, translated from the Hebrew and Yiddish; (2) a substantial selection of essays by Israeli authors, also translated from the Hebrew; (3) a broad sampling of works written in English by American and European authors. These diverse selections represent virtually every significant theological position that has been articulated by a Jewish thinker in response to the Holocaust. Included are rarely studied responses that were written while the Holocaust was happening.Reviews
"This exacting, exciting collection bears testimony to the depths of Jewish suffering and the dignity of the Jewish dead, while promoting Jewish continual survival as an unshakable dogma."--Choice
"Wrestling With God illuminates the way in which a religious tradition is able to respond (to preserve and/or to change itself) in the face of extraordinary catastrophe." --Journal of the American Academy of Religion
About the Author(s)
Edited by Steven T. Katz, Professor of Judaic Studies, Boston University, Shlomo Biderman, Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, and Gershon Greenberg, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, American University
