| The Unnecessary Problem of Edith Stein Contributor(s): Cargas, Harry James (Author), Banki, Judith Hershropf (Contribution by), Batzdorff, Suzanne (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 081918781X ISBN-13: 9780819187819 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Institutions & Organizations - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 271.971 |
| LCCN: 94-27846 |
| Series: Studies in the Shoah |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.24" W x 9.27" (0.70 lbs) 118 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edith Stein's murder at Auschwitz is a topic of intense controversy among members of the Jewish and Catholic faiths. Some observers, both Jews and Christians, insist that Stein was sent to the gas chambers because of her Jewish heritage and faith, and that it would be inappropriate to declare her a saint in the Christian religious tradition. Yet, others of both faiths find in Stein a healing symbol for our time of the atrocities committed against Jews in Christian nations during World War II. In this volume, members of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions speak to this deeply divided debate. |