Understanding the Holocaust: An Introduction (Issues in Contemporary Religion) [Hardcover]

Dan Cohn-Sherbok (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999 | ISBN-10: 0304704423 | ISBN-13: 978-0304704422

What is the Holocaust? Were Hitler and his executioners sadistic psychopaths? Were ordinary Germans morally culpable for murdering millions of innocent victims? This volume seeks to explore these and other ethical, cultural, and religious questions within a historical context. Beginning with the origin and growth of anti-Semitism, the book continues with a detailed account of the various stages of Nazi onslaught and concludes with a consideration of the legacy of the Holocaust in the modern world.Designed as a work for students in colleges and universities as well as the general reader, the volume contains 26 chapters which deal with a particular period. This is followed by discussion of the implication of the events of the Holocaust. Unlike other books on the subject, this study contains both a history of the Holocaust and extensive reflections about social, religious, and moral issues raised by the emergence of the Third Reich and its impact on subsequent history.Contains maps and illustrations related to the growth and development of Nazism and a lengthy bibliography for further study.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"The prose is crisp and terse so that the events and experiences themselves make their full impact, while the reflections cause one not only to ask why in quite a proper analytical sense, but to face up to the searing personal questions of blame, responsibility and accountability…"
—Kenneth Wilson, Epworth Review, April 2002.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok has a Ph.D. in theology from Cambridge University, UK, and an honorary doctorate in divinity from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, USA. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Judaism, University of Wales: Honorary Professor, University of Aberstwyth: Visiting Professor at St Mary's University College and York St John University; and Visiting Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London. He has written numerous books, including The Paradox of Anti-Semitism, Dictionary of Jewish Biography, Atlas of Jewish History, Modern Judaism and Judaism Today. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Cassell (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0304704423
• ISBN-13: 978-0304704422
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,600,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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