"Koltun-Fromm s reading of Hess is of crucial import for those
who study the construction of self in the modern world as well as
for those who are concerned with Hess and his contributions to
modern thought.... a reading of Hess that is subtle, judicious,
insightful, and well supported." David Ellenson
Moses Hess, a fascinating 19th-century German Jewish
intellectual figure, was at times religious and secular,
traditional and modern, practical and theoretical, socialist and
nationalist. Ken Koltun-Fromm s radical reinterpretation of his
writings shows Hess as a Jew struggling with the meaning of
conflicting commitments and impulses. Modern readers will realize
that in Hess s life, as in their own, these commitments remain
fragmented and torn. As contemporary Jews negotiate multiple, often
contradictory allegiances in the modern world, Koltun-Fromm argues
that Hess s struggle to unite conflicting traditions and frameworks
of meaning offers intellectual and practical resources to
re-examine the dilemmas of modern Jewish identity. Adopting Charles
Taylor s philosophical theory of the self to uncover Hess s various
commitments, Koltun-Fromm demonstrates that Hess offers a rich,
textured, though deeply conflicted and torn account of the modern
Jew. This groundbreaking study in conceptions of identity in modern
Jewish texts is a vital contribution to the diverse fields of
Jewish intellectual history, philosophy, Zionism, and religious
studies.
Jewish Literature and Culture Alvin H. Rosenfeld, editor
Published with the generous support of the Koret Foundation"
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