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<p> Outstanding Title! Dietrich's ambitious study makes an important contribution to understanding the interrelationship of the historical role of antisemitism in Christian theology, the Holocaust, and the ongoing dialogue between Christians and Jews. Dietrich argues that although religious antisemitism alone was not a sufficient condition for the Holocaust, it was a necessary one. Making good use of the vast interdisciplinary literature that deals with the origins and results of the Holocaust, he traces the development of Christian antisemitism within its various historical contexts and examines in detail the ways in which Christian and Jewish theologians have been forced to rethink their view of themselves and of each other in the post-Holocaust era. <p> --W. Smaldone, Choice

God and Humanity in Auschwitz is a carefully argued and meticulously researched book dealing with how the experience of the Holocaust has radically changed a considerable segment of contemporary Christian theology. . . . Dietrich's book is a good representation of the fruitful theological field for Jews and Christians both together and apart at this time in history. --David Novak, The Review of Politics Dietrich has provided something more unusual among the contemporary flood of books on the Holocaust--learned and engaged analysis of the theological debates arising from the fact of the Holocaust. . . . This is a thorough . . . thoughtful confrontation with Christianity and the Holocaust, and should be read by all who wish to understand the religious roots and implications of that event. --Celia Applegate, Journal of Church and State Dietrich's study . . . will provide rewarding for anyone concerned about building up relations between Jews and Christians. Here one finds a study comprehensive enough in theology and history to enable a person to participate fruitfully in dialogue on religion and morality in an era when Christianity continues to adjust itself to the contemporary world. --Vincent A. Lapomarda, The Catholic Historical Review Donald J. Dietrich's grasp of history and theology is enormous and inspiring. It is difficult to think that any serious person would not benefit greatly from reading this volume. He convinces us that no church can exist apart from human history now that the Holocaust is a part of our heritage. But this is a work that offers hope instead of despair. Dietrich suggests how a redirected theology might impact an atmosphere of hatred which saturates a vast part of the contemporary international scene. We can only express gratitude to this profound thinker for sharing a lifetime of study and great insight with us. --Harry James Cargas, Webster University- St. Louis Donald Dietrich's God and Humanity in Ausc

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Donald J. Dietrich is a professor of theology at Boston College. He is the author of Catholic Citizens in the Third Reich: Psycho-Social Principles and Moral Reasoning and Human Rights and the Catholic Tradition, (both available from Transaction) and has edited Christian Responses to the Holocaust: Moral and Ethical Issues. He is a member of the Church Relations Committee at the United States Holocaust Museum.

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