1st Edition

God and Humanity in Auschwitz Jewish-Christian Relations and Sanctioned Murder

By Donald Dietrich Copyright 1995
368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

367 Pages
by Routledge

God and Humanity in Auschwitz synthesizes the findings of research developed over the last thirty years on the rise of anti-Semitism in our civilization. Donald J. Dietrich sees the Holocaust as a case study of how prejudice has been theologically enculturated. He suggests how it may be controlled by reducing aggressive energy before it becomes overwhelming. Dietrich studies the recent... Read more
Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Christian Antisemitism and European Civilization, 2. Institutional Catholic Attitudes to Judaism and the Jewish People, 3. Scripture and Contextual Antisemitism, 4. Theology and the Christian-Jewish Dialogue: The Spectrum of Issues, 5. Christology and Antisemitism, 6. Jewish Faith After the Holocaust: The God-of-History, 7. Political Theology and Foundational Values, 8. The Holocaust and Modernity, 9. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Donald Dietrich