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Book SynopsisThis book 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 range of thinking which seek to reconcile God's ways with the existence of evil.
Trade ReviewA splendid book, then. ‘Enjoyable’ is not the right word in this subject area: but I was moved, provoked and challenged by what I read. I have underlined good things on every page. The publisher’s blurb is surely right: this will become the classic reader for many years to come.
-- Peter Chave * Common Ground *
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 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 The challenge: the religious challenge of the Holocaust.
Part 2 Faith in the death camps: religious faith; the Holocaust and divine providence; the Holocaust and mystery; faithfulness and suffering.
Part 3 Wrestling with the Holocaust: the suffering of God; human free will; the Holocaust and Christian faith; the Holocaust and the kingdom; the Holocaust and covenant; the Holocaust and human evil; the Holocaust and Jewish survival; reconstructing Judaism.
Part 4 Jews, Christians and the Holocaust: the Holocaust and Christian responsibility; re-evaluating Christian theology; Jewish-Christian dialogue.
Epilogue - the future of Holocaust theology.
