The Continuing Agony: From the Carmelite Convent to the Crosses at Auschwitz (Studies in Judaism) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761828036 ISBN 13: 9780761828037

Publisher: University Press of America, 2004

Synopsis

The Continuing Agony addresses the crucial and painful issues that continue to plague Christian-Jewish relations after Auschwitz. Despite these obstacles, the essays in this book profess hope for the future of a Jewish-Catholic dialogue.

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About the Author

Alan L. Berger occupies the Raddock Eminent Scholar Chair for Holocaust Studies and directs both the Holocaust and Judaic Studies B.A. program and the Center for the Study of Values and Violence after Auschwitz at Florida Atlantic University. Berger was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa from Luther College in 1999.

Susan E. Nowak is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Honors Program at Nazareth College, New York. Nowak holds a Ph.D. in Religion from Syracuse University.

Harry James Cargas, Professor Emeritus of Language and Literature at Webster University, Missouri, was the recipient of the Eternal Flame Award from the Anne Frank Institute, the Micah Award from the American Jewish Committee, and the Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association. Professor Cargas died in 1998.

Review

This comment by Berger (head of the Holocaust center at Florida Atlantic University) should prompt readers to get the book: 'If Catholics and Jews are interested in working together to seek at least a partial tikkun olam (restoration or repair of the world insofar as this is possible after Auschwitz), the dialogue has to deepen.' Indeed, the dialogue has deepened because of this book's publication. (Thomas A. Idinopulos, Miami University)

The Continuing Agony will enlighten scholars and interested general readers alike. (Neal Pease, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Catholic Historical Review)

An indispensable guide to the state of Catholic-Jewish relations and a useful manual to measure the course of Pope Benedict XVI's future relationship with the Jewish people. (Jack Fischel, Millersville University)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0761828036
• ISBN 13: 9780761828037
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Berger Florida Atlantic University Alan L., Cargas Harry James, Nowak Susan E.