Rachel R. Rosner

I explore Adorno's mobilization of theological language as the premier expression of his nonfoundational method. My reading of his "theological constellation," defined against both 'inverse' and 'negative' theology, challenges persistsent paradoxes in his reception and dominant frameworks in critical social theory today.

This paper introduces the novel concept of postsecular antisemitism to describe how contemporary forms of antisemitism, as a diagnostic of the postsecular condition, arise from the entanglement of religious and secular logics. I argue that Adorno, before his time, offers through his constellational method a more adequate framework for grasping this condition than Habermas’s postsecular model.

This paper moves beyond the well-explored questions of how and where Adorno engages with Kabbalistic ideas to ask why they matter for his critical project. I aruge these ideas become a crucial point of departure for rethinking the relationship between Enlightenment reason and theological traditions.

Other projects include work on Sartre and Adorno, Adorno’s engagement with Benjamin, and a broader research trajectory on the structural persistence of antisemitism.

I have published reviews that situate new scholarship within broader debates in philosophy and critical theory, highlighting their relevance for contemporary discussions of ethics, theology, politics, and culture.

My public writing brings insights from philosophy into conversation with current political and cultural debates.