The Unnecessary Problem of Edith Stein |
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| Author:
| Cargas, Harry James |
| Contribution by:
| Banki, Judith Hershropf
Batzdorff, Suzanne
Brenner, Rachel Feldhay
Fisher, Eugene
Garber, Zev
Oben, Freda Mary
Polish, Daniel
Tanay, Emanuel
Tec, Nechama |
| Series title: | Studies in the Shoah Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8191-8781-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionEdith 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.