Giants of 20th Century Jewish Thought

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to a constellation of seminal 20th Century Jewish thinkers and writers – Franz Kafka, Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, and Abraham Heschel – and examines their enduring significance, not only for Jewish thought but for contemporary developments in literature, theology, and political theory. EXCLUSIONS: CTMP 4415.03 for the 2018/19 academic year only and CTMP 4410.03 for the 2020/21 academic year only FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar