Walter Homolka
Biographic Data
| ID | 700098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter Homolka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter |
| FAMILY NAME | Homolka |
| SIGNATURE | HOMOLKA W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Potsdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1021-2341 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Liberal Democracy as a Safeguard for Academic and Religious Freedom
In his article, the author responds to Jörg Hermann Yiftach Fehige's criticism, expressed in the article “Jewish Theology as a Science in the Context of Post-Shoah Germany” in the fall 2026 issue of “Theology and Science”. He explains why theologies, as a subject, are an integral part of the arts and humanities within the Central European university system, and why Jewish theology was added as a university subject as late as 2013, 190 years after…
Marriage and Family: Their Value, Tasks and Protection in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Exploring different religions allows us to identify not only differences, but also similarities between them. The search for these similarities and differences regarding such fundamental matters in human life as marriage and family justifies the creation of this article. This comparison of positions considers world religions that have existed for centuries and have a significant number of followers, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Based…
Preparations for Marriage in the Jewish and Catholic Traditions
In many churches nowadays, there has been a standardized approach to premarital counseling for couples involving social, pastoral, and psychological perspectives. In contrast, many rabbis and other Jewish officials still concentrate on legal aspects alone. The need for resolving important issues on the verge of wedlock is too often left to secular experts in law, psychology, or counseling. However, in recent years, this lack of formal training fo…
Jesus Reclaimed: Jewish Perspectives on the Nazarene
Der Mensch soll nicht allein sein“: Jüdische Perspektiven zur Homosexualität
Der Mensch soll nicht allein sein“: Jüdische Perspektiven zur Homosexualität
Jewish and Israeli Law - An Introduction
This book instructively introduces the reader to the basics of Jewish law. It gives a detailed, cutting-edge analysis of contemporary public and private law in the State of Israel, as well as Israel’s legal culture, its system of government, and the roles of its democratic institutions: the executive, parliament, and judiciary. The book examines issues of Holocaust, law and religion, constitutionalization, and equality.
Christologie zwischen Judentum und Christentum: Jesus, der Jude aus Galiläa, und der christliche Erlöser
How can Christian traditions credibly speak of Jesus Christ without denigrating Judaism or appropriating it for their own ends? Arising from findings of contemporary exegesis, the volume presents a variety of diverse approaches to Christology that take Jesus the Jew seriously, and are willing to recognize Judaism in a manner characterized by mutual acceptance and esteem.
Christologie Zwischen Judentum und Christentum: Jesus, der Jude Aus Galiläa, und der Christliche Erlöser
"Wie kann christlich glaubwürdig von Jesus Christus gesprochen werden, ohne das Judentum herabzuwürdigen oder zu vereinnahmen? Der Band bietet auf der Basis moderner Erkenntnisse der Exegese eine Vielzahl von Christologieansätzen, die Jesus als Juden ernst nehmen und das Judentum auf Augenhöhe begreifen wollen." --provided by publisher
Jewish theology and Jewish studies in Germany
This article presents some insights into the German developments of studying Judaism and the Jewish tradition and relates them to the ongoing development of the subject at universities in the Nordic countries in general and Norway in particular. It also aims to present some conclusions concerning why it might be interesting for Norwegian society to intensify the study of Judaism at its universities
Truthfulness and the permissibility of Falsehood in the Jewish tradition
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
Jewish and Israeli Law - An Introduction
This book provides a concise introduction to the basics of Jewish law. It gives a detailed analysis of contemporary public and private law in the State of Israel, as well as Israel's legal culture, its system of government, and the roles of its democratic institutions: the executive, parliament, and judiciary. The book examines issues of Holocaust, law and religion, constitutionalization, and equality. It is the ultimate book for anyone intereste…
Jewish Theology in Germany: The co-Existence of Secular and Religious Discourse
Vom Niedergang eines zentralen Deutemusters – Die Messiasvorstellung im neuzeitlichen Judentum
Back to the Ice Age? The Roman Catholic Church and Judaism
Until well into the twentieth century, Jews and Christians had no mutual basis for discourse. The Christian–Jewish dialogue and the rapprochement between the Holy See and the State of Israel are owed in essence to feelings of shame regarding the Shoah. The Second Vatican Council and the pontificate of John Paul II signified substantial breakthroughs. Since then, though, the sense of guilt has eased, and the Roman Catholic Church's awareness of th…
Jesus der Jude Die jüdische Leben-Jesu-Forschung von Abraham Geiger bis Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich
The article provides an overview of Jewish Life-of-Jesus research from Abraham Geiger to Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich. Julius Wellhausen's assessment that Jesus was not Christian but Jewish encountered a Jewish community that was striving for civic equality in the course of the Enlightenment and that saw itself impaired by the idea of the ,,Christian state". The ensuing Jewish concern with the central figure of the New Testament was not of fundamental na…
Leo Baeck and Christianity
The July workshop in 2006 aimed at analysing one specific Jewish approach to define its essence and identity as it has been presented by Leo Baeck (1873-1956), generally considered to have been the last great exponent of German Liberal Judaism. Here we focus on the attempt to evaluate the connection of Liberal Jewish Theology and Liberal Christian Theology at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This will serve as background in ord…
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Leo Baeck and Christianity
The July workshop in 2006 aimed at analysing one specific Jewish approach to define its essence and identity as it has been presented by Leo Baeck (1873-1956), generally considered to have been the last great exponent of German Liberal Judaism. Here we focus on the attempt to evaluate the connection of Liberal Jewish Theology and Liberal Christian Theology at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This will serve as background in ord…
Jesus der Jude Die jüdische Leben-Jesu-Forschung von Abraham Geiger bis Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich
The article provides an overview of Jewish Life-of-Jesus research from Abraham Geiger to Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich. Julius Wellhausen's assessment that Jesus was not Christian but Jewish encountered a Jewish community that was striving for civic equality in the course of the Enlightenment and that saw itself impaired by the idea of the ,,Christian state". The ensuing Jewish concern with the central figure of the New Testament was not of fundamental na…
Back to the Ice Age? The Roman Catholic Church and Judaism
Until well into the twentieth century, Jews and Christians had no mutual basis for discourse. The Christian–Jewish dialogue and the rapprochement between the Holy See and the State of Israel are owed in essence to feelings of shame regarding the Shoah. The Second Vatican Council and the pontificate of John Paul II signified substantial breakthroughs. Since then, though, the sense of guilt has eased, and the Roman Catholic Church's awareness of th…
Vom Niedergang eines zentralen Deutemusters – Die Messiasvorstellung im neuzeitlichen Judentum
Truthfulness and the permissibility of Falsehood in the Jewish tradition
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
Jewish and Israeli Law - An Introduction
This book provides a concise introduction to the basics of Jewish law. It gives a detailed analysis of contemporary public and private law in the State of Israel, as well as Israel's legal culture, its system of government, and the roles of its democratic institutions: the executive, parliament, and judiciary. The book examines issues of Holocaust, law and religion, constitutionalization, and equality. It is the ultimate book for anyone intereste…
Jewish Theology in Germany: The co-Existence of Secular and Religious Discourse
Jewish theology and Jewish studies in Germany
This article presents some insights into the German developments of studying Judaism and the Jewish tradition and relates them to the ongoing development of the subject at universities in the Nordic countries in general and Norway in particular. It also aims to present some conclusions concerning why it might be interesting for Norwegian society to intensify the study of Judaism at its universities
Christologie zwischen Judentum und Christentum: Jesus, der Jude aus Galiläa, und der christliche Erlöser
How can Christian traditions credibly speak of Jesus Christ without denigrating Judaism or appropriating it for their own ends? Arising from findings of contemporary exegesis, the volume presents a variety of diverse approaches to Christology that take Jesus the Jew seriously, and are willing to recognize Judaism in a manner characterized by mutual acceptance and esteem.
Christologie Zwischen Judentum und Christentum: Jesus, der Jude Aus Galiläa, und der Christliche Erlöser
"Wie kann christlich glaubwürdig von Jesus Christus gesprochen werden, ohne das Judentum herabzuwürdigen oder zu vereinnahmen? Der Band bietet auf der Basis moderner Erkenntnisse der Exegese eine Vielzahl von Christologieansätzen, die Jesus als Juden ernst nehmen und das Judentum auf Augenhöhe begreifen wollen." --provided by publisher
Jewish and Israeli Law - An Introduction
This book instructively introduces the reader to the basics of Jewish law. It gives a detailed, cutting-edge analysis of contemporary public and private law in the State of Israel, as well as Israel’s legal culture, its system of government, and the roles of its democratic institutions: the executive, parliament, and judiciary. The book examines issues of Holocaust, law and religion, constitutionalization, and equality.
Jesus Reclaimed: Jewish Perspectives on the Nazarene
Der Mensch soll nicht allein sein“: Jüdische Perspektiven zur Homosexualität
Der Mensch soll nicht allein sein“: Jüdische Perspektiven zur Homosexualität
Preparations for Marriage in the Jewish and Catholic Traditions
In many churches nowadays, there has been a standardized approach to premarital counseling for couples involving social, pastoral, and psychological perspectives. In contrast, many rabbis and other Jewish officials still concentrate on legal aspects alone. The need for resolving important issues on the verge of wedlock is too often left to secular experts in law, psychology, or counseling. However, in recent years, this lack of formal training fo…
Marriage and Family: Their Value, Tasks and Protection in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Exploring different religions allows us to identify not only differences, but also similarities between them. The search for these similarities and differences regarding such fundamental matters in human life as marriage and family justifies the creation of this article. This comparison of positions considers world religions that have existed for centuries and have a significant number of followers, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Based…
Liberal Democracy as a Safeguard for Academic and Religious Freedom
In his article, the author responds to Jörg Hermann Yiftach Fehige's criticism, expressed in the article “Jewish Theology as a Science in the Context of Post-Shoah Germany” in the fall 2026 issue of “Theology and Science”. He explains why theologies, as a subject, are an integral part of the arts and humanities within the Central European university system, and why Jewish theology was added as a university subject as late as 2013, 190 years after…
Philosophy (11 works) · Judaism (10 works) · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity (8 works) · Theology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 works) · History (5 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · German legal, social, and political studies (4 works)