{"product_id":"the-female-face-of-god-in-auschwitz-a-jewish-feminist-theology-of-the-holocaust-paperback","title":"The Female Face of God in Auschwitz: A Jewish Feminist Theology of the Holocaust - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Raphael\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dominant theme of post-Holocaust Jewish theology has been that of the temporary hiddenness of God, interpreted either as a divine mystery or, more commonly, as God's deferral to human freedom. But traditional Judaic obligations of female presence, together with the traditional image of the Shekhinah as a figure of God's 'femaleness' accompanying Israel into exile, seem to contradict such theologies of absence. \u003cem\u003eThe Female Face of God in Auschwitz, \u003c\/em\u003e the first full-length feminist theology of the Holocaust, argues that the patriarchal bias of post-Holocaust theology becomes fully apparent only when women's experiences and priorities are brought into historical light. Building upon the published testimonies of four women imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau - Olga Lengyel, Lucie Adelsberger, Bertha Ferderber-Salz and Sara Nomberg-Przytyk - it considers women's distinct experiences of the holy in relation to God's perceived presence and absence in the camps. \u003cbr\u003eGod's face, says Melissa Raphael, was not hidden in Auschwitz, but intimately revealed in the female face turned towards the other as a refractive image of God, especially in the moral protest made visible through material and spiritual care for the assaulted other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Raphael\u003c\/strong\u003e is Principal Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at The University of Gloucestershire. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eIntroducing Thealogy: Discourse on the Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), \u003cem\u003eRudolf Otto and the Concept of Holiness\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and \u003cem\u003eThealogy and Embodiment\u003c\/em\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.12 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45340570026086,"sku":"9780415236652","price":140.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/L1BsMjYrc2ZTRWk2R2NFSEZnM3dKUT09.webp?v=1774777823","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-female-face-of-god-in-auschwitz-a-jewish-feminist-theology-of-the-holocaust-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}