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Book SynopsisThe Holocaust continues to leave survivors and their descendants, as well as historians searching for words to convey the enormity of that event. This title features nine contributors who tackle questions about the nature of memory and forgiveness after the Holocaust to encourage others to participate in similar inter- and intrafaith inquiries.
Trade Review"After-Words reflects the best tradition of the dialogic process; so lively is the exchange between its contributors that readers get drawn into the vortex of ideas and arguments, finding themselves wishing for the opportunity to join in the conversation and raise their own observations, dissents, and cautions."--Hubert G. Locke, University of Washington "The section on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is especially timely now. Insightful responses amplify and explore the extremely complex set of competing myths, ideologies, and national interests at stake here."--James E. Young, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Table of ContentsPrologue: "Did you say: after? Meaning what?"--David Patterson and John K. Roth
Part One: Forgiveness
1/ Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Jewish Memory after Auschwitz--Peter J. Haas
In Response:
--Rachel N. Baum
--Leonard Grob
--Peter J. Haas
2/ The Face of Forgiveness in a Post-Holocaust World--Henry F. Knight
In Response:
--Britta Frede-Wenger
--David Patterson
--Henry F. Knight
3/ Forgiveness after the Holocaust--Didier Pollefeyt
In Response:
--Peter J. Haas
--Juergen Manemann
--Didier Pollefeyt
Part Two: Reconciliation
4/ Useless Experience: Its Significance for Reconciliation after Auschwitz--John K. Roth
In Response:
--Rachel N. Baum
--Didier Pollefeyt
--John K. Roth
5/ Anthropological Remarks on Reconciliation after Auschwitz--Britta Frede-Wenger
In Response:
--Juergen Manemann
--Didier Pollefeyt
--Britta Frede-Wenger
6/ Struggles for Recognition in an Era of Globalization: The Necessity of a Theology of Reconciliation from a Political-Theological Perspective after Auschwitz--Juergen Manemann
In Response:
--Peter J. Haas
--David Patterson
--Juergen Manemann
Part Three: Justice
7/ G-d, World, Humanity: Jewish Reflections on Justice after Auschwitz--David Patterson
In Response:
--Britta Frede-Wenger
--John K. Roth
--David Patterson
8/ The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Just Reconciliation in the Shadows of the Holocaust--Leonard Grob
In Response:
--Henry F. Knight
--John K. Roth
--Leonard Grob
9/ The Post-Holocaust Jewish Heart--Rachel N. Baum
In Response:
--Leonard Grob
--Henry F. Knight
--Rachel N. Baum
Postscript: An After That is Yet to Be--David Patterson and John K. Roth
Bibliography
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
