The theological problems facing those trying to respond to the Holocaust remain monumental. Both Jewish and Christian post-Auschwitz religious thought must grapple with profound questions, from how God allowed it to happen to the nature of evil.
The Impact of the Holocaust on Jewish Theology brings together a distinguished international array of senior scholars-many of whose work is available here in English for the first time-to consider key topics from the meaning of divine providence to questions of redemption to the link between the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel. Together, they push our thinking further about how our belief in God has changed in the wake of the Holocaust.
Contributors: Yosef Achituv, Yehoyada Amir, Ester Farbstein, Gershon Greenberg, Warren Zev Harvey, Tova Ilan, Shmuel Jakobovits, Dan Michman, David Novak, Shalom Ratzabi, Michael Rosenak, Shalom Rosenberg, Eliezer Schweid, and Joseph A. Turner.
Editor's Introduction Steven T. KatzPart I1 Is There a Religious Meaning to the Idea of a Chosen People after the Shoah?2 The Issue of Con?rmation and Discon?rmation in Jewish Thought after the Shoah 3 Philosophical and Midrashic Thinking on the Fateful Events of Jewish History 4 The Holocaust: Lessons, Explanation, Meaning 5 Between Holocaust and Redemption: Silence, Cognition, and Eclipse 6 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Thought about the Holocaustsince World War II7 Theological Re?ections on the Holocaust8 Building amidst Devastation9 Two Jewish Approaches to Evil in History10 A Call to Humility and Jewish Unity in the Aftermath of the HolocaustPart II11 Is There a Religious Meaning to the Rebirth of the State of Israel after the Shoah?12 The Concept of Exile as a Model for Dealing with the Holocaust 13 Is There a Theological Connection between the Holocaust and the Reestablishment of the State of Israel? 14 The Holocaust and the State of Israel15 Theology and the Holocaust16 Educational Implications of Holocaust and Rebirth About the Contributors Index of Names Index of Places
