edited by Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Publication 27 January 2002, to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
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432 pages
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Contents
List of authors quoted
Introduction
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Where
was God when six million died?
Over the last few decades this question has haunted both Jewish and
Christian theologians.
If God is all-good and all-powerful, how could he have permitted the
Holocaust to take place?
Holocaust
Theology: A Reader provides a panoramic survey of the responses of over
one hundred leading Jewish and Christian Holocaust thinkers.
Beginning with the religious challenge of the Holocaust, the
collection explores a wide range of thinking which seek to reconcile God’s
ways with the existence of evil.
In addition, the book addresses perplexing questions regarding
Christian responsibility and culpability during the Nazi era.
Designed for general readers and students, the readings are arranged
thematically and each one is divided into separate topics.
For anyone who is troubled by the religious implications of the
tragedy of the Holocaust, this collection of Holocaust theology provides a
basis for discussion and debate: each reading is followed by several
questions designed to stimulate this.
"A
splendid book . . . I was moved, provoked and challenged by what I read . .
. this will become the classic reader for many years to come.
Common
Ground,
Sept. 2002
"I
am sure this will be the definitive reader in this area for some years to
come.
It is a remarkable achievement."
Professor Ian Markham, Liverpool Hope University College
"There
is here a rich and diverse collection of views and arguments, and readers
will find this a stimulating source of ideas."
Professor Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky, author of Evil
and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy
"This
work will be of immense value to students from a broad educational
background and also easily accessible to a general readership."
Dr Helen P. Fry, Honorary Research Fellow, University College London, editor
of Christian-Jewish Dialogue: A Reader (UEP, 1996)
"Cohn-Sherbok
has succeeded in his aim, providing a wide-ranging and thought-provoking
collection which is accessible to all.
Although the readings are comparatively short they act as signposts
to the works of a wide spectrum of theologians and other thinkers,
encouraging debate and reflection."
Bulletin of the Association of British Theological and Philosophical
Libraries
"A
significant contribution to reflection on the Holocaust."
World Faiths Encounter
"Cohn-Sherbok
has produced an excellent 21st-century companion text to Albert
Friedlander’s Out of the Whirlwind anthology, which will serve all
Jews and Christians who seek to learn from the Shoah and strive together to
avoid its repetition."
Jewish Chronicle
"A
useful tool for study, debate and interfaith dialogue."
Church Times
"I admit that I like
the format of a reader – it’s easy to dip into – and I particularly
like this one with its detailed introduction and helpful epilogue embracing
four well-organised sections with more than 100 short contributions on every
conceivable aspect of Holocaust reflection, each with their own discussion
questions . . . This is a commendable, wide-ranging book which is easily
accessible to people new to the subject."
Methodist Recorder
Dan
Cohn-Sherbok is Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales and Visiting
Professor of Interfaith Dialogue at Middlesex University.
He is the author and editor of over 60 books, including The
Crucified Jew, Understanding the Holocaust, The Atlas of
Jewish History, Messianic Judaism.