'Dark, Depressing Riddle': Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of the Volk in the Theology of Paul Althaus

by Ryan Tafilowski

At the twilight of the Weimar Republic, politicians, scientists, and theologians were engaged in debates surrounding the so-called Jewish Question. When the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, these discussions took on a new sense of urgency and poignancy. As state measures against Jews unfolded, theological conceptions of the meaning of Israel and Judaism began to impact living, breathing Jewish persons.In this study, Ryan Tafilowski traces the thought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3525564716
• ISBN13: 9783525564714
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 256 Pages