Unit name | Christian and Jewish Theological Responses to The Holocaust |
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Unit code | THRS30006 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Mr. Tollerton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit consists of a two hour per week seminar which looks at the works of a number of Jewish and Christian theologians, poets, and novelists whose work has been influenced by the Holocaust. Topics covered include the possibility of a post-holocaust theodicy, the issue of anti-Jewish Biblical texts, and Jewish-Christian relations since 1945.