{"product_id":"love-is-strong-as-death-paul-mendes-flohr-9780226843254","title":"Love Is Strong as Death: A Biography of Franz Rosenzweig","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant and engaging biography of one of the great modern Jewish thinkers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) was one of the central figures of the Jewish cultural and intellectual renaissance in Weimar Germany. His masterwork, \u003ci\u003eThe Star of Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e (1921), is a classic of existential thought and Jewish philosophy, and his considerable legacy also includes his collaboration with Martin Buber on a key translation of the Hebrew Bible into German and the establishment of an education center in Frankfurt that brought together the most important young German-Jewish intellectuals of its time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rosenzweig's personal biography is no less fascinating than his ideas and accomplishments. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rosenzweig's unpublished personal correspondence, Paul Mendes-Flohr skillfully weaves together the threads of Rosenzweig's life to give us a moving portrait of this towering figure--from his near-conversion to Christianity to his tragic diagnosis with ALS. Mendes-Flohr also closely explores Rosenzweig's relationship with Margrit Huessy, who was a vital intellectual partner for Rosenzweig, as well as a muse and lover. He worked out many of his ideas about love both in conversation and consort with her, and Mendes-Flohr shows the importance of intimacy--both romantic and platonic--in the development of Rosenzweig's thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Is Strong as Death\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique and insightful look at one of the most important modern Jewish thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Mendes-Flohr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226843254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226843254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Paul Mendes-Flohr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927736406271,"sku":"9780226843254","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2361ec77-6884-47f6-a24b-891bc897c396.jpg?v=1749372804","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-is-strong-as-death-paul-mendes-flohr-9780226843254","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}