The Jewish Thought of Emil Fackenheim
The Jewish Thought of Emil Fackenheim

Author: Emil L. Fackenheim

Publisher: Detroit : Wayne State University Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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An anthology of articles and excerpts from books, many of which deal with the concept of the uniqueness of Nazi antisemitism and of the Holocaust. See especially the sections: Radical Evil and Auschwitz as Unprecedented Event (119-156); The Exposure to Auschwitz and the 614th Commandment (157-183); Jewish-Christian Dialogue (235-254); Antisemitism (255-285); The Idea of Humanity after Auschwitz (306-329); Was Hitler's War Just Another War? A Post-Mortem on Bitburg (365-368).

The Philosophy of Emil Fackenheim
The Philosophy of Emil Fackenheim

Author: Kenneth Hart Green

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-08

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1107187389

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Traces Fackenheim's early concern with revelation and how it shifted to his later focus on the Holocaust (post-1967).

Emil Fackenheim's Post-holocaust Thought
Emil Fackenheim's Post-holocaust Thought

Author: Kenneth Hart Green

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1487529651

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Emil Fackenheim's Post-Holocaust Thought and Its Philosophical Sources engages with the philosophers who made the greatest impact on the thought of Emil Fackenheim.

To Mend the World
To Mend the World

Author: Emil L. Fackenheim

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1994-06-22

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780253321145

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"This subtle and nuanced study is clearly Fackenheim's most important book." —Paul Mendes-Flohr " . . . magnificent in sweep and in execution of detail." —Franklin H. Littell In To Mend the World Emil L. Fackenheim points the way to Judaism's renewal in a world and an age in which all of our notions—about God, humanity, and revelation—have been severely challenged. He tests the resources within Judaism for healing the breach between secularism and revelation after the Holocaust. Spinoza, Rosenzweig, Hegel, Heidegger, and Buber figure prominently in his account.

Fackenheim's Jewish Philosophy
Fackenheim's Jewish Philosophy

Author: Michael L. Morgan

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1442612665

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Fackenheim's Jewish Philosophy explores the most important themes of Fackenheim's philosophical and religious thought and how these remained central, if not always in immutable ways, over his entire career.

What is Judaism?
What is Judaism?

Author: Emil L. Fackenheim

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780815606239

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A presentation of both an introduction to Judaism and an analysis of its essence in the light of the Holocaust and the creation of the state of Israel, written by a contemporary American philosopher. It begins with the religious situation of the contemporary Jew, and covers topics such as anti-Semitism, Zionism, and the relationship between Judaism and other religions.

Emil L. Fackenheim
Emil L. Fackenheim

Author: Sharon Portnoff

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008-02-28

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9047429346

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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 30 years, has provided the Foreword for the volume.

Jewish Philosophers and Jewish Philosophy
Jewish Philosophers and Jewish Philosophy

Author: Emil L. Fackenheim

Publisher: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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If, in content and in method, philosophy and religion conflict, can there be a Jewish philosophy? What makes a Jewish thinker a philosopher? Emil L. Fackenheim confronts these questions in a profound and insightful series of essays on the great Jewish thinkers from Maimonides through Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Leo Strauss. Fackenheim also contemplates the task of Jewish philosophy after the Holocaust. While providing access to key Jewish thinkers of the past, this volume highlights the exciting achievements of one of today's most creative and most important Jewish philosophers.

God's Presence in History
God's Presence in History

Author: Emil L. Fackenheim

Publisher: Jason Aronson

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780765759788

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Noted post-Holocaust philosopher Emil L. Fackenheim asks the question, "How can there be 'supernatural' incursions into 'natural' history?" In attempting to reconcile a perception of God as imminent in human affairs with the the horror of the Holocaust, this work addresses the destiny of the Jewish faith is the modern world.