The Obligated Self

Maternal Subjectivity and Jewish Thought

Mara H. Benjamin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

182 Seiten

2018
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
9780253034335 (ISBN)

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Mara H. Benjamin contends that the physical and psychological work of caring for children presents theologically fruitful but largely unexplored terrain for feminists. Attending to the constant, concrete, and urgent needs of children, she argues, necessitates engaging with profound questions concerning the responsible use of power in unequal relationships, the transformative influence of love, human fragility and vulnerability, and the embeddedness of self in relationships and obligations. Viewing child-rearing as an embodied practice, Benjamin's theological reflection invites a profound reengagement with Jewish sources from the Talmud to modern Jewish philosophy. Her contemporary feminist stance forges a convergence between Jewish theological anthropology and the demands of parental caregiving.

Mara H. Benjamin is Chair and Irene Kaplan Leiwant Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Mount Holyoke College. She is author of Rosenzweig's Bible: Reinventing Scripture for Jewish Modernity.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I
Chapter 1: Obligation
Chapter 2: Love
Chapter 3: Power
Chapter 4: Teaching

Part II
Chapter 5: The Other
Chapter 6: The Third
Chapter 7: The Neighbor

Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	21.08.2018
Reihe/Serie	New Jewish Philosophy and Thought
Verlagsort	Bloomington, IN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-13	9780253034335 / 9780253034335
Zustand	Neuware