
Paganism - Christianity - Judaism : A Confession of Faith.
Title:
Paganism - Christianity - Judaism : A Confession of Faith.
Author:
Brod, Max.
ISBN:
9780817385477
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (292 pages)
Series:
Judaic Studies Series
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword to the English Translation -- 1. The Three Powers -- 2. Noble and Ignoble Misfortune -- 3. The Realm of Freedom in Judaism -- 4. The Realm of Humility in Judaism -- 5. The Incompatibility of the Correlated -- 6. Grace and the This-Worldly Miracle -- 7. Love as a This-Worldly Miracle: Dante, Kierkegaard -- 8. Love as a This-Worldly Miracle: The Song of Songs -- 9. The Faulty Foundation of Christianity -- 10. The Christian Grace of Generalization: Paul and Jesus -- 11. The Christian-Pagan Amalgamation -- 12. Judaism and Internationalism -- Epilogue: Concerning the Talmud -- Index of Persons.
Abstract:
Now remembered primarily as Franz Kafta's friend and literary executor, Max Brod was an accomplishered thinker and writer in his own right. In this volume, he considers the nature and differences between Judaism and Christianity, addressing some of the most perplexing questions at the heart of human existence. "One of the most famous and widely discussed books of the 1920's, Max Brod's Paganism-Christianity-Judaism, has at last found its way into English translation to confront a new generation of readers. Max Brod is best remembered today as the literary editor and friend of Franz Kafka. In his day, however, he was the more famous of the two by far. A major novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and composer, he was also, as this book demonstrates, a serious thinker on the perennial questions that are at the heart of human existence. . . .Some of his judgments are open to question. Still, with all its limitations, this is a forthright and passionate proclamation of the uniqueness of Judaism. Paganism-Christianity-Judaism was an intellectual and spiritual event when it was first published and it remains a valuable document even now." -Rabbi Jack Riemer, Hadassah.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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