Antitheodicy, Atheodicy and Jewish Mysticism in Holocaust Theology Atheodic Theologies After Auschwitz

The Holocaust has provoked many different Jewish theological responses, yet upon closer inspection interesting commonalities can be observed between even seemingly antithetical thinkers. One of these common trends within Holocaust theology has been the rejection and replacement of traditional theodi...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Garner, Daniel Osborn
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2014]
Zusammenfassung:
The Holocaust has provoked many different Jewish theological responses, yet upon closer inspection interesting commonalities can be observed between even seemingly antithetical thinkers. One of these common trends within Holocaust theology has been the rejection and replacement of traditional theodicies which explain and justify suffering, with responses centred on ideas of recovery, consolation and divine mystery. Another widespread, though largely unrecognized trend is use of Jewish mystical themes by Holocaust theologians. This study shows how the presence of Jewish mysticism can be explained, at least in part, by this post-Holocaust collapse of theodicy
Umfang:
1 online resource (263 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
Gorgias Studies in Judaism
ISBN:
9781463236380
DOI:
10.31826/9781463236380
Schlagworte:
RELIGION / Judaism / General
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