Description:
If you had a chance to speak to the Pope, what would you say? This is the question that 13 noted Holocaust scholars--Christians of various denominations and Jews (including some Holocaust survivors)--address in this volume. The Holocaust was a Christian as well as a Jewish tragedy; nonetheless, the Roman Catholic hierarchy has offered very little official discourse on the Church's role in it. These essays provide solid constructive criticism and make a major contribution to both Holocaust and Christian studies.
Brief description:
HARRY JAMES CARGAS was Professor Emeritus of Literature and Language at Webster University, and the author of 31 books, including Reflections of a Post-Auschwitz Christian (1989), Conversations with Elie Wiesel (1992), and Voices from the Holocaust (1993).
Review Quotes: "The essays are balanced and they are couched in the politest of terms. But they raise questions that should not be ignored....we read these open letters, not gleefully, not with a sense of: good, give it to them! but with a sense of hope. Perhaps this time the questions will be heard. Perhaps this time the questions will be answered."-The Jewish Journal of South Florida