2021 Week of Jewish Philosophy: Rosenzweig for the Contemporary Moment

A (Zoom) Roundtable Celebration of Star of Redemption’s 100th Anniversary

presented by
Political Theology Network (PTN) in partnership with the Week of Jewish Philosophy 

co-sponsored by
University of Colorado Boulder’s Program in Jewish Studies & University of Denver’s Center for Judaic Studies

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Jewish philosopher Franz Rosenzweig’s classic text, the Star of Redemption, join Political Theology Network for a special roundtable on this text’s relation to the current political moment.

CO-FACILITATORS:
Elias Sacks, University of Colorado-Boulder
Sarah Pessin, University of Denver

PANELISTS:
Martin Kavka, Florida State University: “Can Political Action Be Redemptive?”
Randi Raskhover, College of William and Mary: “Prophetic Politics and Political Resistance in the Star of Redemption”
Larisa Reznik, Pomona College: " ‘Both Lawful and Coercive’: Reading Western Political Rationality Like an Abolitionist Would”