The Holocaust and the Christian World examines the role of the Christian churches during the Holocaust and its consequences for Christian thought and practice in the contemporary period. The book presents a broad range of perspectives from European, North American, and lsraeli scholars, Christian and Jewish, about individuals and institutions in ...
Neither before, during, nor after the Holocaust have women been silent about the experiences that left them forever marked by the "Final Solution". Here are 28 selections, some long out of print and some written this year, brought together to intensify an awareness of the depths of the Holocaust's tragedy.
In 1994, genocide put Rwanda on the map for most of the world. It also exposed one of the most shameful scandals of the Rwandan churches-the complicity of the Christian churches in the genocide. Rwanda is the most Christian country in Africa. More than 90% of its people are baptized Christians, with the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches having ...
Neither before, during, nor after the Holocaust have women been silent about the experiences that left them forever marked by the "Final Solution". Here are 28 selections, some long out of print and some written this year, brought together to intensify an awareness of the depths of the Holocaust's tragedy.
The extraordinary story of a few non-Jews who risked their lives to rescue and protect Jews from Nazi persecution in Europe during World War II is told in "The Courage to Care." It features the first person accounts of rescuers and of survivors whose stories address the basic issue of individual responsibility: the notion that one person can act- ...
In the last half century, ways of thinking about the Holocaust have changed somewhat dramatically. In this volume, noted scholars reflect on how their own thinking about the Holocaust has changed over the years. Contributors include John T. Pawlikowski, Richard L. Rubenstein and Eva Fleischner.
Many argue that Christians must address their own culpability in the destruction of Europe's Jewry. If post-Holocaust Christians only lament Christianity's sin the tradition will be ultimately left with little to say and no credibility. Post-Holocaust Christians must emphasize positive differences that Christianity can make, including: -- ...
Scholars, clergy, teachers and writers present stimulating essays on the theme that Anne Frank's Diary movingly symbolizes the triumph of childhood innocence over totalitarian brutality. This may be of value for classes and study groups with interests in religion and religious ethics, the Holocaust, ethnic cleansing, discrimination, the role of ...
For years, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel has wrestled with his haunting memories of the Holocaust, asking "How can we speak of it? How can we not speak of it?" This struggle between silence and revelation animates all of Wiesel's work. This book focuses on Wiesel's written work, particularly on the literary, theological and philosophical issues that ...
How should Vatican policies during World War II be understood? Specifically, could Pope Pius XII have curbed the Holocaust by vigorously condemning the Nazi killing of Jews? Was Pius XII really "Hitler's Pope", as John Cornwell's provocative book recently suggested? Or has he unfairly become a scapegoat when he is really deserving of canonization ...
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