Böcker av Franz Rosenzweig

Available in English for the first time, this major contribution to the study of Hegel's political and social thought gives insight on the intellectual currents that shaped the German state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes a Foreword by Myriam Bienenstock and an Afterword by Axel Honneth.

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhalt des ersten Bandes -- Erster Abschnitt: Vorbemerkungen -- Zweiter Abschnitt: Stuttgart -- Dritter Abschnitt: Tübingen -- Vierter Abschnitt: Bern -- Fünfter Abschnitt: Zwei politische Schriften -- Sechster Abschnitt: Frankfurt -- Siebenter Abschnitt: Jena (bis 1803) -- Achter Abschnitt: Jena (seit 1804) -- Anmerkungen zum ersten Band -- Backmatter

Fusing philosophy and theology, this book assigns both Judaism and Christianity distinct but equally important roles in the spiritual structure of the world and finds in both biblical religions approaches to a comprehension of reality.

The Star of Redemption is widely recognized as a key document of modern existential thought and a significant contribution to Jewish theology in the twentieth century. An affirmation of what Rosenzweig called "e;the new thinking,"e; the work ensconces common sense in the place of abstract, conceptual philosophizing and posits the validity of the concrete, individual human being over that of "e;humanity"e; in general. Fusing philosophy and theology, it assigns both Judaism and Christianity distinct but equally important roles in the spiritual structure of the world, and finds in both biblical religions approaches toward a comprehension of reality.