“A Different Kind of Theo-Politics: Abraham Joshua Heschel, the Prophets and the Civil Rights Movement”
This paper explores the sharp differences in the understanding of the Hebrew prophets by theologians, Jewish and Protestant, in Germany and the United States, with a particular focus on their invocation of prophetic teachings in relation to social and political movements. The sharp denigrations of t...
Published in: | Political theology |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2020]
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Political theology
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Heschel, Abraham Joshua 1907-1972
/ Germany
/ USA
/ Prophecy
/ Racism
/ History 1800-2000
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBB German language area KBQ North America |
Further subjects: | B
prophetic speech
B Martin Luther King, Jr B prophetic voice B liberal Judaism B Civil Rights Movement B CALVAC B James Baldwin B Pharisaic religiosity B German Protestantism B Herman Cohen B the prophets B Protest B Abraham Joshua Heschel B Lutheranism B W.E.B. DuBois B Cornel West B Cathleen Kaveny B Vietnam War |
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Summary: | This paper explores the sharp differences in the understanding of the Hebrew prophets by theologians, Jewish and Protestant, in Germany and the United States, with a particular focus on their invocation of prophetic teachings in relation to social and political movements. The sharp denigrations of the prophets - described as ecstatics (Gunkel) or rural naifs (Troeltsch) rendered the prophets useless as figures of inspiration in Germany in relation to racism, colonialism, and WWI. By contrast, the prophets have played a crucial role in American civil thought, especially in the Civil Rights Movement. The distinctive and influential interpretation of prophetic consciousness developed by the German-American Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel is examined for its parallels with the prophetic theology of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the political ramifications of Heschel's link between prophetic revelation and political leadership. |
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ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2019.1685743 |