@incollection{Homolka2017, author = {Homolka, Walter}, title = {Geleitwort}, series = {Biḳur ḥolim : die Begleitung Kranker und Sterbender im Judentum : Bikkur Cholim, j{\"u}dische Seelsorge und das j{\"u}dische Verst{\"a}ndnis von Medizin und Pflege}, booktitle = {Biḳur ḥolim : die Begleitung Kranker und Sterbender im Judentum : Bikkur Cholim, j{\"u}dische Seelsorge und das j{\"u}dische Verst{\"a}ndnis von Medizin und Pflege}, publisher = {Hentrich \& Hentrich}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-95565-213-5}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {12 -- 15}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{Homolka2017, author = {Homolka, Walter}, title = {Jewish theology in Germany}, series = {Society}, volume = {54}, journal = {Society}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {0147-2011}, doi = {10.1007/s12115-017-0164-3}, pages = {426 -- 431}, year = {2017}, abstract = {How often do secular and religious discourses communicate and interrelate at points where they intersect in society? When the Science of Judaism (Wissenschaft des Judentums) evolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century, it intended, through both theological and secular studies, to demonstrate the general value of Jewish culture and civilization. Although denied a place in the public university system until after the Shoah, Jewish Studies departments have since been established at various German universities, and, in 2013, the School of Jewish Theology of the University of Potsdam was opened as the first Jewish divinity school in the history of the German university system. With this, what was once a utopian dream became a reality, and both branches of the Science of Judaism, religious and secular, became undisputed parts of the German academic scene, using similar tools for differing aims. Two prime examples of the intersection of the secular and religious in Germany today are the proliferation of divinity schools at state universities, on the one hand, and the development of military chaplaincy in the armed forces, on the other. Both of these, through contractual agreements, aim to regulate and facilitate religious pluralism within a secular state. While the one has already begun to take place, the other is currently under discussion.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Homolka2017, author = {Homolka, Walter}, title = {Neuanfang und R{\"u}ckbesinnung}, series = {Das Kulturerbe deutschsprachiger Juden : eine Spurensuche in den Ursprungs-, Transit- und Emigrationsl{\"a}ndern}, booktitle = {Das Kulturerbe deutschsprachiger Juden : eine Spurensuche in den Ursprungs-, Transit- und Emigrationsl{\"a}ndern}, publisher = {de Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-11-055395-6}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam}, pages = {453 -- 469}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{Homolka2017, author = {Homolka, Walter}, title = {Truthfulness and the permissibility of falsehood in the Jewish tradition}, series = {Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion \& education}, volume = {38}, journal = {Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion \& education}, number = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group}, address = {Abingdon}, issn = {1361-7672}, doi = {10.1080/13617672.2017.1291253}, pages = {180 -- 187}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In this article, I deal with the concept of truth and lie in Jewish traditional literature, examining its development in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature. An essential aspect in understanding this concept is the dualism of 'good' and 'evil' impulses and the free will of human beings, who were created in the image of God and have the choice to decide between right and wrong.}, language = {en} }