After Jews: Essays on Political Theology, Shoah and the End of Man

The author examines the condition of man living in the shadow of the Shoah, in the world "after Jews," by referencing the language of political theology and seeking to understand the conditions for the possibility of the Shoah. He asks writers and philosophers from the 20th century to answer questions about the recurrence of the Shoah and the growing aggression against people of strong faith.

Format: Hardback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 08 March 2022
Publisher: Anthem Press

The fundamental concept of this book revolves around an endeavor to delineate and critically analyze the state of humanity residing in the aftermath of the Shoah, within the realm of the "after Jews." The author accomplishes this by drawing upon the language of political theology, revitalizing the significance of theological concepts such as eternity, salvation, the notion of the chosen people, apocalypse, radical hope, and others. His objective is to seek an answer to the question of the prerequisites for the occurrence of the Shoah, all in the pursuit of a deeper understanding of the escalating hostility directed towards individuals of strong faith and steadfast traditional beliefs.

Is the unsettling notion of the recurrence of the Shoah, the repetition of the most catastrophic scenario that has already transpired once in the modern world, an exaggerated notion, a mere suspicion, or a neurosis? The author poses this question to a multitude of twentieth-century writers and philosophers, including René Girard, D.H. Lawrence, Jacob Taubes, Joseph Roth, Primo Levi, Jean Améry, W.G. Sebald, K.K. Baczyński, Czesław Miłosz, Krzysztof Michalski, Jonathan Lear, Hannah Arendt, Vasily Rozanov, Giorgio Agamben, and Martin Heidegger. However, it is worth noting that William Shakespeare and St. Paul, despite their timeless presence, can also be regarded as contemporary figures in this context.

Weight: 502g
Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839981944