RE104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Emil Fackenheim, Elie Wiesel, Victimisation

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Day 18 - responding to evil and suffering. A wound or external bodily injury in general; also condition caused by this; traumatism. A psychic injury, esp. one caused by emotional schock the memory of which is repressed and remains unhealed. Holocaust theologies (cid:498) the term trauma is understood as a wound inflicted copy quote. Can god"s failure to intervene in the near destruction of the chosen people be. Do traditional jewish theodicies need rethinking: eg the cause-and-effect notion of sin leading to suffering. Holocaust caused jewish tradition to rethink nature of god. Not just about nature of god, but the nature of god to act in the covenantal relationship. Holocaust theologies enforces question, whether sin of jewish ppl merited them to be wiped out. Moments about how guilt is felt long term and transferred to next generation. Large weight being held by character in the kite runner all the way through.

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