Prayer and Love in Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption

This article considers the various passages in Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption which give particular focus to the effective role Rosenzweig assigns to prayer with regard to the realization of divine and human love in the Star, as well as to the epistemic role of prayer in what he calls "entreating the Kingdom." The conclusion reached is that the various passages relating to prayer in the Star of Redemption reflect a very powerful and inspiring religious vision, but that the detailed labor of systematization remains largely incomplete vis-a-vis the relationship between love and prayer in his thought.