The Star of Redemption [Hardcover]

The Star of Redemptionis 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 the new thinking, 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 humanity 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.

Franz Rosenzweig (18861929) studied at the universities of Berlin, Freiburg, and Leipzig. In addition to TheStar of Redemption, he published a two-volume study of Hegels political philosophy. His collaboration with Martin Buber on a translation of the Hebrew Bible is considered the finest in German since Martin Luthers.

William Wolfgang Hallo (1928-2015) was professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature and curator of the Babylonian collection at Yale University. He was born in Kassel, Germany. Hallo was a Master of Morse College, one of the twelve residential colleges at Yale University, between 1982 and 1987.

In the years granted him after the book, Rosenzweig created the most compelling model yet known of what it might mean to live as an autonomous Jew, as a non-Orthodox but serious, hence post-liberal, existential Jew. His people, therefore will hold Rosenzweig in great esteem. But any who honor the realization of the self will want to know this extraordinary human being and, in due course, will be happy to have at handThe Star of Redemption. New York Times

The Star of Redemption...is one of the most important and influential works in twentieth-century Jewish philosophical theology - and an extremely important work at any time and for many purposl·