Franz Rosenzweig finished composing The Star of Redemption on February 16, 1919. On the hundredth anniversary of the book’s completion, we invite historians, theologians, philosophers and political theorists to Jerusalem, in order to reassess the orienting concept of The Star: redemption. We invite scholars to turn back to Rosenzweig’s view of redemption in three overlapping respects: in interpretive studies of the contours of Rosenzweig’s concept of redemption itself; in studies of the historical context in which The Star was written and of the relation of Rosenzweig’s thought to the historical moment of its formulation; and in studies of the legacy of the discourse of redemption – religious, political, cultural – to which Rosenzweig contributed, a discourse that continues to impact our contemporary world in untold ways.

The International Rosenzweig Gesellschaft invites interested scholars to explore the theme of redemption in Rosenzweig’s thought at its international conference to be held in Jerusalem, 17-20 February 2019.

Please see attached the Call for Papers in English, German, and Hebrew.

Interested scholars are asked to send applications as attachments to the following email address: rosenzweigstar@gmail.com. For questions and clarifications, please contact Ms. Mor Hagbi, at (972) 2 5881909.

Application Due Date: 1 July 2018.