God who has burst in his own creation - Hans Jonas and the dimensions of philosophical theology after Auschwitz

The author reconstructs the "theological" thought of Hans Jonas by inquirin g firstly into the concept of God adopted by Jonas in the light of Auschwit z. In opposition to the "strong" concept in the philosophical tradition, Jo nas puts forward a "weak" concept, namely that of a God who divests himself , in the act of creation, of all of his power and deposes himself. In this way the very meaning of creation changes: the natural evolution and the arr ival of man become in this way as many moments in the becoming of the divin ity itself, and of a divinity who suffers where creation is disfigured. Ano ther result is that the question of Auschwitz: "Where is God" is transforme d into a question of the responsibility of man: "Man how did you make Ausch witz possible?" In a concluding section, the author attempts to graft the t heological statement of Jonas onto the project of the ethics of responsibil ity. He maintains that the ultimate justification of the latter arises only from his urgency to restore the God who has burst in his creation.