Good News After Auschwitz? Christian Faith in a Post-Holocaust World

Summary: Many argue that in a post-Holocaust world, Christians must address their own culpability in the destruction of Europe's Jewry. If post-Holocaust Christians only lament Christianity's sin, which has been catastrophically destructive in its anti-Jewish manifestations, the tradition will be ultimately left with little to say & no credibility. Post-Holocaust Christians must emphasize positive differences that Christianit...y can make, including * Repentant honesty about Christianity's anti-Jewish history * New appreciation for the Jewish origins of Christianity, the Jewish identity of Jesus, & the continuing vitality of the Jewish people & their traditions * Welcome liberation from liturgies & biblical interpretations that promote harmful Christian exclusivism * Deepened understanding that the core of Christian practice is to love--inclusively & hospitably--one's neighbors as oneself Informed by the best Holocaust scholarship & written in accessible style, these essays show that God's embodied presence in the world provides life & hope that even the Holocaust's ice-cold night cannot destroy. [read more]