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JWST 253 - God and Holocaust in Jewish Theology


Next Offered: 2011-2012
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU
This course critically examines several influential paradigms regarding God, faith and Judaism after the Shoah (Holocaust) through the works of theologians, survivors, novelists and artists (e.g., Rubinstein, Bak, Fackenheim, Dawidowicz, Wiesel and Primo Levi). Special attention will be paid to the way in which theological concepts are at play in discourse about the Holocaust even when they are not explicit.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: Z. Raviv

Consent of the Instructor Required? No
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Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 253


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