Holocaust Scholars Write to the Vatican (Contributions to the Study of Religion: Christianity and the Holocaust—Core Issues) [Hardcover]

Harry James Cargas (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0313304874 | ISBN-13: 978-0313304873 | Publication Date: December 30, 1998

If you had a chance to speak to the Pope, what would you say? This is the question that 13 noted Holocaust scholars—Christians of various denominations and Jews (including some Holocaust survivors)—address in this volume. The Holocaust was a Christian as well as a Jewish tragedy; nonetheless, the Roman Catholic hierarchy has offered very little official discourse on the Church's role in it. These essays provide solid constructive criticism and make a major contribution to both Holocaust and Christian studies.

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?The essays are balanced and they are couched in the politest of terms. But they raise questions that should not be ignored....we read these open letters, not gleefully, not with a sense of: good, give it to them! but with a sense of hope. Perhaps this time the questions will be heard. Perhaps this time the questions will be answered.?-The Jewish Journal of South Florida

Book Description

Thirteen noted Holocaust scholars respond to the question: If you had a chance to speak with the Pope, what would you say?

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (December 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313304874
• ISBN-13: 978-0313304873
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,197,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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