Performative Theodicy: Edith Stein and the Recovery of Lamentation
In the context of contemporary mass atrocities and the search for justice, we offer a contemporary reading of the Book of Lamentations—a heartbreaking poem about a devastated city—through the witness of Edith Stein, a Jewish Catholic philosopher, educator, feminist, and Carmelite martyr of the Holoc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2024
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| In: |
Modern theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 572-599 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Lamentations
/ Stein, Edith, Female saint 1891-1942
/ Karmeliten
/ Injustice
/ Empathy
/ Prayer
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NCA Ethics |
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| Summary: | In the context of contemporary mass atrocities and the search for justice, we offer a contemporary reading of the Book of Lamentations—a heartbreaking poem about a devastated city—through the witness of Edith Stein, a Jewish Catholic philosopher, educator, feminist, and Carmelite martyr of the Holocaust. Stein's own story of suffering gender and racial discrimination and her writings on empathy can help readers enter the world of Lamentations with compassion for those who bear the pain of acute injustice. In addition, her devotion in prayer and worship to the crucified and risen Christ as a Carmelite nun can help us find meaning in suffering. In her writings and witness, she teaches us that God's faithfulness does not abandon us to evil and that his unfailing love rescues us and transforms us into people of compassion and hope in the world. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-0025 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/moth.12907 |