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Paganism - Christianity - Judaism [electronic resource]

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Now remembered primarily as Franz Kafta's friend and literary executor, Max Brod was an accomplishered thinker and writer in his own right. In this volume, he considers the nature and differences between Judaism and Christianity, addressing some of the most perplexing questions at the heart of human existence. "One of the most famous and widely discussed books of the 1920's, Max Brod's Paganism-Christianity-Judaism, has at last found its way into English translation to confront a new generation of readers. Max Brod is best remembered today as the literary editor and f

Title Paganism - Christianity - Judaism [electronic resource] : A Confession of Faith / Translated from the German by William Wolf.
Publisher University : University of Alabama Press
Creation Date 1970
Notes Translation of Heidentum, Christentum, Judentum.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Contents
Foreword to the English Translation
1. The Three Powers
2. Noble and Ignoble Misfortune
3. The Realm of Freedom in Judaism
4. The Realm of Humility in Judaism
5. The Incompatibility of the Correlated
6. Grace and the This-Worldly Miracle
7. Love as a This-Worldly Miracle: Dante, Kierkegaard
8. Love as a This-Worldly Miracle: The Song of Songs
9. The Faulty Foundation of Christianity
10. The Christian Grace of Generalization: Paul and Jesus
11. The Christian-Pagan Amalgamation
12. Judaism and Internationalism
Epilogue: Concerning the Talmud
Index of Persons
Series Judaic studies series
Extent 1 online resource (292 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010712646505171
MARC RECORDS
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