"Faith in the World": Post-Secular Readings of Hannah Arendt PDF
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»Faith in the World« Rafael Zawisza, Dr. phil., obtained his PhD with distinction at the Faculty of Artes Liber ales at the University of Warsaw. Ludger Hagedorn, Dr. phil., is a Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna. Rafael Zawisza, Ludger Hagedorn (eds.) »Faith in the World« Post-Secular Readings of Hannah Arendt Campus Verlag Frankfurt/New York ISBN 978-3-593-51488-8 Print ISBN 978-3-593-44901-2 E-Book (PDF) ISBN 978-3-593-45092-6 E-Book (EPUB) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Despite careful control of the content Campus Verlag GmbH cannot be held liable for the content of external links. The content of the linked pages is the sole responsibility of their operators. 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Printed in Germany www.campus.de Contents Acknowledgments ............................................... 7 EditorialNote ................................................... 9 FaithintheWorldor:ThePhilosophicalContrabandofaHidden SpiritualTradition ............................................... 11 AnIntroductionbyRafaelZawiszaandLudgerHagedorn PartI:TwoFacesofEarthlyLove TracesandTransitionstoHannahArendt’sUnwrittenBookonLove .. 37 SigridWeigel AmorMundi:TheMarranoBackgroundofHannahArendt’sLoveforthe World ........................................................... 61 AgataBielik-Robson PartII:EncountersWithTheology BetweenAdamiteDreamsandOriginalSin:HannahArendt’sCryptic Heterodoxy? ..................................................... 87 RafaelZawisza HannahArendt’sDebttoRudolfBultmann ......................... 111 JimJosefson 6 Contents PartIII:FinalDestination:Secularity HannahArendtandMichaelWalzerontheExodus:Politicsinthe HebrewBible? ................................................... 129 MartineLeibovici ThePromiseInherentinNatality:PerformanceandInvocation ....... 151 ChristinaSchües PartIV:PoliticsWithouttheAbsolute ActionsThatDeservetoBeRemembered:Transcendenceand ImmortalityinaSecularWorld .................................... 169 RogerBerkowitz AbsoluteGoodness,theBanalityofEvil,andtheWickednessBeyond Vice ............................................................. 189 MilanHanyš AJurisprudenceofNeglect:Arendt,Ambedkar,andtheLogicofPolitical Cruelty ..........................................................203 AishwaryKumar Epilogue:Abraham’sAgency ...................................... 233 VivianLiska BiographicalNotes ............................................... 241 INDEX ..........................................................245 Acknowledgments Aseditors,wewouldfirstlyliketothankthecontributorstothisvolume,who haveupheldtheirdedicationtowritingoverthepandemic.Wearegratefulto allofthemfortrustingustofindthebestpublishingopportunityforanon- mainstreamtopicdedicatedtotheiconicthinkerandpoliticaltheoretician HannahArendt;we’redelightedthatthebookhasfoundaqualityintellectual environmentwithCampusVerlagandTheUniversityofChicagoPress. WewouldliketoexpressoursincerethankstoJudithWilke-Primavesi, HeadofProgramManagementatCampus,whoimmediatelytookaninter- estinthispublicationandwasverysupportiveinmakingitsrealizationpos- sible.SpecialthanksaswellgotoCatharinaHeppnerfromtheeditorialof- ficeatCampus,whowasextremelyhelpfulinsomanyregardsandpatient enoughtoanswerallourformattingquestions. We would also like to express our gratitude to all those who helped realizethisproject:theInstituteforHumanSciences(IWM)fororganizing and hosting the conference on »The Cryptotheological Legacy of Hannah Arendt,« which took place at the IWM, Vienna, 17–19 October 2018; the former Rector of the IWM,Professor Shalini Randeria,whose advice and constantencouragementwasindispensablefortheinitiationandfinaliza- tionof this book; IvanVejvoda,who largely contributedto the realization of the conference; and the institute’s staff who helped immensely in the facilitationofallmatterspractical,especiallyLuiseWascherforherengage- ment in organizing the conference and creating a friendly and inspiring environment. Theconferencecouldnothavehappenedifitwasn’tforthegeneroussup- portoftheFritzThyssenStiftung.Itisagreatprivilegeandsignoftrustthat thefoundationdecidedtosponsorourproject. Wearegreatlyindebtedtotheconference’sparticipants,whosefullpres- ence,acuteawarenessandbrilliantcontributionsturnedthemeetingsinto threeintensedaysofintellectualworkonHannahArendt’splaceinpost-sec- ularstudies.Wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudefortheirexcellentcol- 8 Acknowledgments laborationduringtheeditingprocessandtheirpatiencewithunpredicted pandemic-relateddelays. Wewouldalsoliketothankthosewhoagreedtospenddayswithusin Viennaandactashostsduringthesessions:SamuelAbraham,JasonW.Alvis andSandraLehmann. VeryspecialthanksgotoMarkFarrier,whoproofreadthisbook.Ourex- tensivecollaborationextendedintominuteeditorialdeliberations,inspiring discussionsabouttheessaysandHannahArendt’sphilosophy.Thanksalso gotoManuelaKölkeforherinvaluableconsultationonthetranslationofcer- taincitationsfromGermanintoEnglishandtoEladLapidot,whoassisted withtransliterationsfromHebrew. ThankstothegenerousagreementofTheHannahArendtBluecherLit- erary Trust,we were able to reproduce some archival material.We would verymuchliketothankJeromeKohnfromtheTrustandValerieBorchardt fromtheGeorgesBorchardtagencyforthis.DianaEdkins,CoraMarkowitz and Michael Slade facilitated the process. Thanks also go to Dana Kresel and Michelle Margolis Chesner (Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, ColumbiaUniversity)aswellasChristopherMatson(CecilH.GreenLibrary, StanfordUniversity)forhelpingresearchSaloW.Baron’spapers.Wearealso gratefulfortheassistanceofDr.RiccardoBernardini(EranosFoundation), andDr.BrigitteParakeningsandDr.DanielWilhelm(ArchivderUniversität Konstanz),whoguidedusinourquestionsabouttheGershomScholemand HansJonasarchives. RafaelZawiszawouldliketoindividuallythankChristineHarckensee- Roth for her exceptional hospitality and professional academic collabo- ration during his research stay in spring and early summer 2018 at the HannahArendtArchive,Oldenburg,Germany.Thestaywaspossiblethanks to the generous invitation of Professor Matthias Bormuth (Karl Jaspers- Gesellschaft)tospendafewmonthsintheKarlJaspers-Haus. Generosityisapreciousgift.Wearegratefulforhavingexperiencediton somanyoccasions. LudgerHagedornandRafaelZawisza,Berlin/Vienna,August2021 Editorial Note AllthebiblicalquotationscomefromthestandardversionoftheKingJames Bible. Italicizednon-foreignwordsinquotationssignifyoriginalemphasis.
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