REL 275 - God and the Holocaust

FDR: HU
Credits: 3

This discussion-centered course considers Jewish and other responses to the mass destruction of European Jews under Hitler’s regime. We will discuss a broad array of modern responses to the Holocaust as well as selections from classical Jewish texts on themes of suffering, divine action, and the Messiah. Readings and other media will include modern philosophy and theology, memoir, film, drama, and short stories on these difficult and ongoing questions. Filler.