For those who seek a variety of views eloquently presented—not only on Edith Stein but on more general issues of the Holocaust—this book is quite possibly the best available. It sheds much light that is very much needed on the relation between Jews and the Church, both then and now.

- David Patterson, Oklahoma State University, National Catholic Reporter

For those who seek a variety of views eloquently presented—not only on Edith Stein but on more general issues of the Holocaust—this book is quite possibly the best available. It sheds much light that is very much needed on the relation between Jews and the Church, both then and now.

- David Patterson, Oklahoma State University, National Catholic Reporter

Edith Stein's murder at Auschwitz is a topic of intense controversy among members of the Jewish and Catholic faiths. Some observers, both Jews and Christians, insist that Stein was sent to the gas chambers because of her Jewish heritage and faith, and that it would be inappropriate to declare her a saint in the Christian religious tradition. Yet, others of both faiths find in Stein a healing symbol for our time of the atrocities committed against Jews in Christian nations during World War II. In this volume, members of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions speak to this deeply divided debate.
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Murdered at Auschwitz, Edith Stein has become a controversial figure in Jewish and Catholic circles. Some believe that her Jewishness makes it inappropriate to declare her a saint of the Holocaust; others find her canonisation a healing symbol. Members of both persuasions speak out in this volume.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780819187819
Publisert
1997-05-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University Press Of America
Vekt
349 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
118

Forfatter

Biographical note

Harry James Cargas is Professor of Literature, Language, and Religion at Webster University, St. Louis. Among his 24 books are A Christian Response to the Holocaust, Conversations with Elie Wiesel, and Reflections of a Post-Auschwitz Christian.