Table Of Content»Faith in the World«
Rafael Zawisza, Dr. phil., obtained his PhD with distinction at the Faculty of Artes
Liber ales at the University of Warsaw. Ludger Hagedorn, Dr. phil., is a Permanent
Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna.
Rafael Zawisza, Ludger Hagedorn (eds.)
»Faith in the World«
Post-Secular Readings of Hannah Arendt
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Contents
Acknowledgments ............................................... 7
EditorialNote ................................................... 9
FaithintheWorldor:ThePhilosophicalContrabandofaHidden
SpiritualTradition ............................................... 11
AnIntroductionbyRafaelZawiszaandLudgerHagedorn
PartI:TwoFacesofEarthlyLove
TracesandTransitionstoHannahArendt’sUnwrittenBookonLove .. 37
SigridWeigel
AmorMundi:TheMarranoBackgroundofHannahArendt’sLoveforthe
World ........................................................... 61
AgataBielik-Robson
PartII:EncountersWithTheology
BetweenAdamiteDreamsandOriginalSin:HannahArendt’sCryptic
Heterodoxy? ..................................................... 87
RafaelZawisza
HannahArendt’sDebttoRudolfBultmann ......................... 111
JimJosefson
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PartIII:FinalDestination:Secularity
HannahArendtandMichaelWalzerontheExodus:Politicsinthe
HebrewBible? ................................................... 129
MartineLeibovici
ThePromiseInherentinNatality:PerformanceandInvocation ....... 151
ChristinaSchües
PartIV:PoliticsWithouttheAbsolute
ActionsThatDeservetoBeRemembered:Transcendenceand
ImmortalityinaSecularWorld .................................... 169
RogerBerkowitz
AbsoluteGoodness,theBanalityofEvil,andtheWickednessBeyond
Vice ............................................................. 189
MilanHanyš
AJurisprudenceofNeglect:Arendt,Ambedkar,andtheLogicofPolitical
Cruelty ..........................................................203
AishwaryKumar
Epilogue:Abraham’sAgency ...................................... 233
VivianLiska
BiographicalNotes ............................................... 241
INDEX ..........................................................245
Acknowledgments
Aseditors,wewouldfirstlyliketothankthecontributorstothisvolume,who
haveupheldtheirdedicationtowritingoverthepandemic.Wearegratefulto
allofthemfortrustingustofindthebestpublishingopportunityforanon-
mainstreamtopicdedicatedtotheiconicthinkerandpoliticaltheoretician
HannahArendt;we’redelightedthatthebookhasfoundaqualityintellectual
environmentwithCampusVerlagandTheUniversityofChicagoPress.
WewouldliketoexpressoursincerethankstoJudithWilke-Primavesi,
HeadofProgramManagementatCampus,whoimmediatelytookaninter-
estinthispublicationandwasverysupportiveinmakingitsrealizationpos-
sible.SpecialthanksaswellgotoCatharinaHeppnerfromtheeditorialof-
ficeatCampus,whowasextremelyhelpfulinsomanyregardsandpatient
enoughtoanswerallourformattingquestions.
We would also like to express our gratitude to all those who helped
realizethisproject:theInstituteforHumanSciences(IWM)fororganizing
and hosting the conference on »The Cryptotheological Legacy of Hannah
Arendt,« which took place at the IWM, Vienna, 17–19 October 2018; the
former Rector of the IWM,Professor Shalini Randeria,whose advice and
constantencouragementwasindispensablefortheinitiationandfinaliza-
tionof this book; IvanVejvoda,who largely contributedto the realization
of the conference; and the institute’s staff who helped immensely in the
facilitationofallmatterspractical,especiallyLuiseWascherforherengage-
ment in organizing the conference and creating a friendly and inspiring
environment.
Theconferencecouldnothavehappenedifitwasn’tforthegeneroussup-
portoftheFritzThyssenStiftung.Itisagreatprivilegeandsignoftrustthat
thefoundationdecidedtosponsorourproject.
Wearegreatlyindebtedtotheconference’sparticipants,whosefullpres-
ence,acuteawarenessandbrilliantcontributionsturnedthemeetingsinto
threeintensedaysofintellectualworkonHannahArendt’splaceinpost-sec-
ularstudies.Wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudefortheirexcellentcol-
8 Acknowledgments
laborationduringtheeditingprocessandtheirpatiencewithunpredicted
pandemic-relateddelays.
Wewouldalsoliketothankthosewhoagreedtospenddayswithusin
Viennaandactashostsduringthesessions:SamuelAbraham,JasonW.Alvis
andSandraLehmann.
VeryspecialthanksgotoMarkFarrier,whoproofreadthisbook.Ourex-
tensivecollaborationextendedintominuteeditorialdeliberations,inspiring
discussionsabouttheessaysandHannahArendt’sphilosophy.Thanksalso
gotoManuelaKölkeforherinvaluableconsultationonthetranslationofcer-
taincitationsfromGermanintoEnglishandtoEladLapidot,whoassisted
withtransliterationsfromHebrew.
ThankstothegenerousagreementofTheHannahArendtBluecherLit-
erary Trust,we were able to reproduce some archival material.We would
verymuchliketothankJeromeKohnfromtheTrustandValerieBorchardt
fromtheGeorgesBorchardtagencyforthis.DianaEdkins,CoraMarkowitz
and Michael Slade facilitated the process. Thanks also go to Dana Kresel
and Michelle Margolis Chesner (Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies,
ColumbiaUniversity)aswellasChristopherMatson(CecilH.GreenLibrary,
StanfordUniversity)forhelpingresearchSaloW.Baron’spapers.Wearealso
gratefulfortheassistanceofDr.RiccardoBernardini(EranosFoundation),
andDr.BrigitteParakeningsandDr.DanielWilhelm(ArchivderUniversität
Konstanz),whoguidedusinourquestionsabouttheGershomScholemand
HansJonasarchives.
RafaelZawiszawouldliketoindividuallythankChristineHarckensee-
Roth for her exceptional hospitality and professional academic collabo-
ration during his research stay in spring and early summer 2018 at the
HannahArendtArchive,Oldenburg,Germany.Thestaywaspossiblethanks
to the generous invitation of Professor Matthias Bormuth (Karl Jaspers-
Gesellschaft)tospendafewmonthsintheKarlJaspers-Haus.
Generosityisapreciousgift.Wearegratefulforhavingexperiencediton
somanyoccasions.
LudgerHagedornandRafaelZawisza,Berlin/Vienna,August2021
Editorial Note
AllthebiblicalquotationscomefromthestandardversionoftheKingJames
Bible.
Italicizednon-foreignwordsinquotationssignifyoriginalemphasis.
