Emil L. Fackenheim : philosopher, theologian, Jew / edited by Sharon Portnoff, James A. Diamond, and Martin D. Yaffe ; with a foreword by Elie Wiesel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Portnoff, Sharon.

Diamond, James Arthur.

Yaffe, Martin D.

Series:

Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 5.

Supplements to the journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fackenheim, Emil L.

Jewish philosophers.

Jewish philosophy.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Influence.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Judaism and philosophy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 339 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Summary:

Emil L. Fackenheim: Philosopher, Theologian, Jew is a scholarly tribute to Fackenheim's memory. Fackenheim's combination of erudition and generosity served to inspire a lifetime of philosophical inquiry, and a number of his students are represented in this volume. The volume, in order to provide a forum through which to introduce his thought to a broader audience, covers a wide spectrum of Fackenheim's work including biographical, philosophical, and theological aspects of his thought that have not been addressed adequately in the past. Elie Wiesel, a close personal friend to Fackenheim for over thirty years, has provided the foreword for the volume.

Contents:

Part 1 Fackenheim Then and Now

Fackenheim in the Fifties / John Burbidge 17

Between Halle and Jerusalem / Michael Oppenheim 25

Fackenheim's Hermeneutical Circle / Michael L. Morgan 43

Thought Going to School with Life? Fackenheim's Last Philosophical Testament / Benjamin Pollock 55

Fackenheim's Paradoxical 614th Commandment: Some Personal Reflections / Martin J. Plax 89

Part 2 The Philosophical Dimension of Fackenheim's Thought

Historicism and Revelation in Emil Fackenheim's Self-Distancing from Leo Strauss / Martin D. Yaffe 107

Leo Strauss's Challenge to Emil Fackenheim: Heidegger, Radical Historicism, and Diabolical Evil / Kenneth Hart Green 125

Fackenheim's Hegelian Return to Contingency / Sharon Portnoff 161

Judaism and the Tragic Vision: Emil Fackenheim and the Problem of Dirty Hands / Sam Ajzenstat 179

A Time for Emil Fackenheim, A Time for Baruch Spinoza / Heidi Morrison Ravven 211

Part 3 The Religious Dimension of Fackenheim's Thought

Rabbi Fackenheim and Philosophical Encounter with Elijah's Wager / James A. Diamond 221

Tikkun in Fackenheim's Leben-Denken as a Trace of Lurianic Kabbalah / Aubrey L. Glazer 235

In Search of a Meaningful Theology of the Holocaust: Reflections on Fackenheim's 614th Commandment / Lionel Rubinoff 251

Emil Fackenheim and the Levitical Order of Thinking / Michael Kigel 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004157675

9004157670

OCLC:

213133266