Marc Ellis
Marc H. Ellis (* 1952 in North Miami Beach , Florida ) is an American Jewish liberation theologian and peace activist.
After receiving his doctorate in 1980, Ellis became a professor at the Maryknoll School of Theology in Maryknoll , New York and first director of the Maryknoll Institute for Justice and Peace. Since 1998 he has been a full professor of American and Jewish Studies at Baylor University in Waco , Texas .
Marc Ellis developed a Jewish liberation theology : By creating a Jewish state at the expense of the Palestinian presence, the covenant of God with Israel had been destroyed and could only be renewed through a new ethic and exercise of justice that reconciles the two peoples who are irrevocably linked there are. Ellis therefore calls on Jews for religious reasons to fight against oppression and for equality of the Palestinians .
His theological fathers are Martin Buber and especially Richard Rubenstein .
Publications (selection)
- Between hope and betrayal. Steps towards a Jewish theology of liberation. ("Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation")
- Called for liberation. A Jewish voice. Collected Essays.
- Ending Auschwitz. The Future of Jewish and Christian Life.
- Unholy Alliance. Religion and Atrocity in Our Time.
- O Jerusalem. The Contested Future of the Jewish Covenant
- Practicing Exile: The Religious Odyssey of an American Jew.
- Beyond Innocence and Redemption. Confronting the Holocaust and Israeli Power. Creating a Moral Future for the Jewish People.
- Remembering Deir Yassin . The Future of Israel and Palestine.
literature
- Micha Brumlik : Critique of Empowerment Thought - Marc Ellis Jewish Theology of Liberation , in: Babylon 5 (1989), pp. 117-120.
- Alan Mittleman: Marc Ellis: The Torah as a Suicide Pact , in: Edward Alexander, Paul Bogdanor (eds.) The Jewish divide over Israel: accusers and defenders, Transaction, New Brunswick, New Jersey 2006, 177–194.
- Rosemary Radford Ruether: The Holocaust . Theological and Ethical Reflections, in: Gregory Baum (ed.): The twentieth century: a theological overview , Orbis, Maryknoll, New York 1999, 76–91, here 85ff.
Web links
- Literature by and about Marc Ellis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Marc Ellis' website at Baylor University
- MondoPrinte: Marc H. Ellis: materials
- Marc Ellis: Holocaust, Christian Zionism and more. A Jewish theology of liberation afterwards (PDF; 77 kB)
- Marc Ellis: The Wall - Barrier or Shelter? (PDF; 46 kB) On the demarcation between Israel and Palestine and their effects on the future of both peoples, Berlin 2004.
- Marc Ellis: Can Jews abroad rescue Israel?
- Marc Ellis: My heavy heart at Passover
- Marc Ellis: On the Rabbis and the Future of Jewish Life
- Marc Ellis: Walling off the covenant: Jewish identity in the 21st century
- Marc Ellis: The Ongoing Nakba and the Jewish Conscience , lecture, Palestine Center.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ellis, Marc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ellis, Marc H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Jewish liberation theologian and peace activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Miami Beach , Florida |