Jewish Identity in Modern Times
Leo Baeck and German Protestantism
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 1995
150 pages
978-1-80073-584-2 (ISBN)
Description
There is no doubt about Baeck's contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century: it has been significant. Without ever departing completely from the ancient wellsprings of orthodoxy, he was a studious observer of the intellectual currents of his time and ambience; under theinfluence of liberal Jewish theology, he drew on and reworked those currents, weaving them into his own theological thought. A special aspect of Baeck's work is that he remained in critical confrontation with Christianity throughout his life, acting as a kind of builder of bridges between the two faiths." (From the Introduction.) It is on this aspect that the author focuses his study inwhich he examines Leo Baeck's critical evaluation of Martin Luther and Protestantism. At the same time Homolka shows how close the intellectual links between liberal Christian and liberal Jewish theology had become before the Holocaust: both sides attempted a new definition of the "essence" of their faiths and were searching for a new identity in an increasingly pluralistic and secular society.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; 8 Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-80073-584-2 (9781800735842)
DOI
10.3167/9781571810595
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Walter Homolka | Albert H. Friedlander
Jewish Identity in Modern Times
Leo Baeck and German Protestantism
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Persons
Walter Homolka, Jewish scholar, theologian, economist and author, has had a varied career as a Student Rabbi at a Progressive synagogue in England, blue-collar worker and investment banker. From 1992 to 1995 he was involved with the development of international media strategy for the Bertelsmann Book Corporation and is now at Knaus/Siedler publishers in Berlin.
Content
Chapter 1. Leo Baeck's Life
Chapter 2. Historical Background
Chapter 3. Adolf von Harnack: The Essence of Christianity
Chapter 4. The Jewish Response to Harnack
Chapter 5. Systematic Aspects of the Jewish-Christian Essence Debate
Chapter 6. Modern Jewish Theology as a Contextual Way of Thought
Chapter 7. Leo Baeck's System of Polarity
Chapter 8. Judaism and Christianity, according to Leo Baeck
Chapter 9. Towards a Genuinely Jewish Theology
Chapter 2. Historical Background
Chapter 3. Adolf von Harnack: The Essence of Christianity
Chapter 4. The Jewish Response to Harnack
Chapter 5. Systematic Aspects of the Jewish-Christian Essence Debate
Chapter 6. Modern Jewish Theology as a Contextual Way of Thought
Chapter 7. Leo Baeck's System of Polarity
Chapter 8. Judaism and Christianity, according to Leo Baeck
Chapter 9. Towards a Genuinely Jewish Theology
