03682nam 22006371 450 991081429200332120111006133655.01-4742-9354-91-4742-8156-710.5040/9781474293549(CKB)3710000000840708(EBL)4653914(MiAaPQ)EBC4653914(Au-PeEL)EBL4653914(CaPaEBR)ebr11251437(OCoLC)957490938(OCoLC)1089420376(UtOrBLW)bpp09262796(EXLCZ)99371000000084070820180205d2018 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPope Pius XII and the Holocaust /edited and introduced by Carol Rittner and John K. RothLondon :Bloomsbury Publishing,2018.1 online resource (322 p.)Religious studies : Bloomsbury Academic collectionsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4742-8157-5 0-7185-0274-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.Part 1. Exploring the controversies surrounding Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust -- Part 2. Understanding the man and his policies -- Part 3. Evaluating Pius XII and his legacy."This collaborative effort by a number of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust examines the question: how should Vatican policies during World War II be understood? Specifically, could Pope Pius XII have curbed the Holocaust by vigorously condemning the Nazi killing of Jews? Was Pius XII really 'Hitler's Pope', as John Cornwell suggested? Or has he unfairly become a scapegoat when he is really deserving of canonization as a saint? In Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, scholars including Michael Marrus, Michael Phayer, Richard L. Rubenstein and Susan Zuccotti wrestle with these questions. The book has four main themes: (1) Pope Pius XII must be understood in his particular historical context. (2) Pope Pius XII put the well-being of the Roman Catholic Church, as he understood it, first and foremost. (3) In retrospect, Pope Pius XII's priorities, understandable though they are, not only make him a problematic Christian leader but also raise important questions about post-Holocaust Christian identity. (4) Jewish and Christian memories of the Holocaust will remain different, but reconciliation can continue to grow. On all sides, relations between Christians and Jews can be improved by an honest engagement with history and by continuing reflection on what post-Holocaust Christian and Jewish identities ought and ought not to mean."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic CollectionsChristianity and antisemitismHistory20th centuryHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)JudaismRelationsCatholic ChurchNational socialism and religionWorld War, 1939-1945Religious aspectsCatholic ChurchChristianityChristianity and antisemitismHistoryHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)JudaismRelationsCatholic Church.National socialism and religion.World War, 1939-1945Religious aspectsCatholic Church.282/.092Rittner Carol1943-Roth John K.UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910814292003321Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust3966254UNINA