Synopses & Reviews
In the last half century, ways of thinking about the Holocaust have changed somewhat dramatically. In this volume, noted scholars reflect on how their own thinking about the Holocaust has changed over the years. In their personal stories they confront the questions that the Holocaust has raised for them and explore how these questions have been evolving. Contributors include John T. Pawlikowski, Richard L. Rubenstein, Michael Berenbaum, and Eva Fleischner.
Review
It would be hard to imagine a group of writers better qualified to reflect on what it means to reflect on the Holocaust, than those who have been assembled in this volume....This [is] utterly unique material.Robert McAfee Brown Professor Emeritus of Theology and Ethics Pacific School of Religion
Review
These essays illuminate the poignancy of the struggles that each of the authors has endured as they have intellectually and emotionally sought to penetrate the reasons for the rampaging evil that has shaken our belief in human dignity. As the millennium approaches, this sensitively crafted testament may help us more constructively shape our moral responses for the 21st century.Donald J. Dietrich Chair, Department of Theology Boston College
Review
Important essays from some of the most influential American Holocaust scholars....[A] valuable resource for the study of American responses to the Holocaust and its impact on contemporary Jewish-Christian relations.Religious Studies Review
Review
"It would be hard to imagine a group of writers better qualified to reflect on what it means to reflect on the Holocaust, than those who have been assembled in this volume....This [is] utterly unique material." - Robert McAfee Brown Professor Emeritus of Theology and Ethics Pacific School of Religion
Synopsis
Well-known scholars of the Holocaust reflect on why they began to study the Holocaust and how their thinking has changed over the years.
About the Author
CAROL RITTNER is a Sister of Mercy from the Dallas, Pennsylvania Regional Community. She was appointed the Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Holocaust Studies at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in 1994.JOHN K. ROTH is Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, where he has been a faculty member since 1966.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Memories, Encounters, and Challenges by Carol Rittner and John K. Roth
Memories
Voices for Change: Chapters in the Post-Holocaust Dialogue by Abraham J. Peck
A Door that Opened and Never Closed: Teaching the Shoah by Eva Fleischner
In the Name of the Father by Harry James Cargas
Being Catholic, Learning Jewish: Personal Reflections on the Shoah by Eugene J. Fisher
Post-Holocaust Jewish Reflections on German Theology by Susannah Heschel
Encounters
How My Mind Has Changed by Alan L. Berger
My Experience with the Holocaust by Franklin H. Littell
Penetrating Barriers: A Holocaust Retrospective by John T. Pawlikowski
Once and Not Future Partisan: A Plea for History by A. Roy Eckardt
From Ignorance to Insight by Carol Rittner
Challenges
The Shoah-Road to a Revised/Revived Christianity by Alice Eckardt
From Anger to Inquiry by David R. Blumenthal
A Twentieth-Century Journey by Richard L. Rubenstein
Transforming the Void by Michael Berenbaum
It Started with Tears: The Holocaust's Impact on My Life and Work by John K. Roth
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors