Good News After Auschwitz? : Christian Faith in a Post-Holocaust World - Hardcover

Carol Rittner; John K. Roth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0865547017 ISBN 13: 9780865547018

Publisher: Mercer University Press, 2001

Synopsis

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:
-- Repentant honesty about Christianity's anti-Jewish history
-- New appreciation for the Jewish origins of Christianity, the Jewish identity of Jesus, and the continuing vitality of the Jewish people and their traditions
-- Welcome liberation from liturgies and biblical interpretations that promote harmful Christian exclusivism

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About the Author

John K. Roth is the Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, where he has taught since 1966. He has written, coauthored, or edited more than twenty-five books, including, most recently, Ethics after the Holocaust and major contributions to The Holocaust Chronicle.

Carol Rittner, R.S.M. is distinguished professor of Holocaust Studies at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She is the editor or coeditor of a number of books, including The Holocaust and the Christian World. She is the executive producer of two films, one of which, The Courage to Care, was nominated for a 1986 Academy Award in the Short Documentary category.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0865547017
• ISBN 13: 9780865547018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: John K. Roth, Carol Rittner