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Beschreibung
Mara H. Benjamin contends that the physical and psychological work of caring for and rearing children, for centuries the province of women, is theologically fruitful but a largely unexplored terrain for feminists. Attending to the constant, concrete, and urgent needs of children, she notes, necessitates engaging with profound questions concerning the responsible use of power in unequal relationships, the transformative influence of love, human fragility and vulnerability, and the embeddedness of self in relationships and obligations. Benjamin focuses on how parents and children negotiate these issues as Jews and how these relationships advance Jewish theological, ethical, and existential inquiry. Viewing childrearing as an embodied practice, Benjamin's theological reflection invites a profound reengagement with key Jewish theological thinkers such as Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Emmanuel Levinas. Her contemporary feminist stance forges a convergence between Jewish theological anthropology and the demands of parental caregiving.
Mara H. Benjamin contends that the physical and psychological work of caring for and rearing children, for centuries the province of women, is theologically fruitful but a largely unexplored terrain for feminists. Attending to the constant, concrete, and urgent needs of children, she notes, necessitates engaging with profound questions concerning the responsible use of power in unequal relationships, the transformative influence of love, human fragility and vulnerability, and the embeddedness of self in relationships and obligations. Benjamin focuses on how parents and children negotiate these issues as Jews and how these relationships advance Jewish theological, ethical, and existential inquiry. Viewing childrearing as an embodied practice, Benjamin's theological reflection invites a profound reengagement with key Jewish theological thinkers such as Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Emmanuel Levinas. Her contemporary feminist stance forges a convergence between Jewish theological anthropology and the demands of parental caregiving.
Über den Autor

Mara H. Benjamin is Chair and Irene Kaplan Leiwant Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Mount Holyoke College. She is author of Rosenzweig's Bible: Reinventing Scripture for Jewish Modernity.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I
Chapter 1: Obligation
Chapter 2: Love
Chapter 3: Power
Chapter 4: Teaching

Part II
Chapter 5: The Other
Chapter 6: The Third
Chapter 7: The Neighbor

Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780253034328
ISBN-10: 0253034329
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Benjamin, Mara H
Hersteller: Indiana University Press
Indiana University Press (IPS)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Mara H Benjamin
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2018
Gewicht: 0,273 kg
Artikel-ID: 110201605