Unit information: Christian and Jewish Theological Responses to The Holocaust in 2009/10

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Unit name Christian and Jewish Theological Responses to The Holocaust
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

Description including Unit Aims

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.