Emil L. Fackenheim's God's Presence in History, Jewish Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections, published by New York University Press in 1970, is a foundational work of post-Holocaust Jewish theology by a philosopher who was himself a Holocaust survivor, addressing how Jewish theological affirmation of divine presence in history can be sustained after the Holocaust. Its authority rests on standard academic peer review at a university press and Fackenheim's own standing as one of the most significant Jewish philosophers to address this question directly. Its limit is that it is itself a strongly argued theological position within a continuing and genuinely unsettled debate in post-Holocaust Jewish thought, not a neutral survey of that debate's full range of positions, so it is best cited as one major and influential position rather than as representing Jewish theological consensus.
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Emil L. Fackenheim's God's Presence in History, published by New York University Press in 1970, the top tier reflecting standard academic peer review and Fackenheim's own standing as a Holocaust survivor and major Jewish philosopher addressing this question directly, notwithstanding that it is itself a strongly argued theological position within an unsettled debate rather than a neutral survey of post-Holocaust Jewish thought. NotesScholarly study of Jewish theological and philosophical reflection on divine presence in history.
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AuthorEmil L. Fackenheim
PublisherNew York University Press
Publication Year1970
Source Typeacademic monograph
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