God After Auschwitz (Hans Jonas)

Series: Philosophy & Critical Theory

The Concept of God After Auschwitz: A Jewish Voice — Hans Jonas

Hans Jonas confronts the theological challenge posed by Auschwitz.

He questions whether divine goodness, intelligibility, and omnipotence can all be maintained after the Holocaust.

His speculative account imagines a God who relinquishes unrestricted power in creating the world.

This God suffers and cares but cannot simply intervene to prevent human evil.

The argument places responsibility for what happens in the world more firmly on human beings.

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