Search

Your search for 'dc_creator:( "Morgan, Michael L." ) OR dc_contributor:( "Morgan, Michael L." )' returned 2 results. Modify search

Sort Results by Relevance | Newest titles first | Oldest titles first

Tikkun olam

(2,477 words)

Author(s): Morgan, Michael L.
The expression  tikkun olam, which goes back to the early period of Rabbinic Judaism, designates the restoration of the (damaged) world. Especially after it was developed in Lurianic Kabbalah (Mysticism; Safed), this notion was widespread. The rabbi and philosopher Emil Fackenheim (1916–2003; Philosophy) discussed the concept in a central part of his main work  To Mend the World. Foundations of Future Jewish Thought (1982), in which he understands the Holocaust as a radical break in history. The question of how resistance in the face of extermination …
Date: 2023-10-31

Tikkun olam

(2,425 words)

Author(s): Morgan, Michael L.
Der auf die Frühzeit des rabbinischen Judentums zurückgehende Ausdruck tikkun olam bezeichnet die Wiederherstellung der (beschädigten) Welt. Insbesondere nach der Ausarbeitung in der lurianischen Kabbala (Mystik; Safed) fand diese Vorstellung weite Verbreitung. Der Rabbiner und Philosoph Emil Fackenheim (1916–2003; Philosophie) erörterte das Konzept an zentraler Stelle in seinem Hauptwerk To Mend the World. Foundations of Future Jewish Thought (1982), in dem er den Holocaust als radikalen Bruch in der Geschichte versteht. Die Frage, in welcher Weise …