Auschwitz, beginning of a new era? : Reflections on the Holocaust : papers given at the International Symposium on the Holocaust, held at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City, June 3 to 6, 1974 / edited by Eva Fleischner. - New York : Ktav Publication Company, (c)1974. - xix, 469 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Theological reflections on the Holocaust -- Cloud of smoke, pillar of fire : Judaism, Christianity, and modernity after the Holocaust / Response to Irving Greenberg / The heart of the world / The history of Christian theology and the demonization of the Jews -- Anti-Semitism and Christian theology / Response to Rosemary Ruether / Response to Rosemary Ruether / Christian mission in crisis -- Rethinking the church's mission after Auschwitz / Response to Gregory Baum / Reflections from a Lutheran perspective / Judaism and Christian education -- Judaism in Christian education and liturgy / Response to John Pawlikowski / Response to John Pawlikowski / Theological reflections on the state of Israel in the light of the Yom Kippur War -- The Holocaust and the state of Israel : their relation / Response to Emil Fackenheim / Response to Emil Fackenheim / Radical theology, the New Left, and Israel -- Radical theology, the New Left, and Israel / Response to Shlomo Avineri / Response to Shlomo Avineri / The new romanticism and biblical faith -- The new romanticism and biblical faith / The choice : romanticism or true Messianism? / Romantic consciousness and biblical faith / Auschwitz and the pathology of Jew-hatred -- Auschwitz and the pathology of Jew-hatred / Blacks and Jews : affinity and confrontation on common theological themes -- Affinity and confrontation / Conscience and politics / Response to Charles Long / Art and culture after the Holocaust -- Art and culture after the Holocaust / A statement / Irving Greenberg -- Alan T. Davies -- Alfred Kazin -- Rosemary Radford Ruether -- Walter Burghardt -- Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi -- Gregory Baum -- Johannes C. Hoekendijk -- Aarne Siirala -- John T. Pawlikowski -- Claire Huchet-Bishop -- Thomas Hopko -- Emil Fackenheim -- Seymour Siegel -- Eva Fleischner -- Shlomo Avineri -- Paul Jacobs -- Milton Himmelfarb -- Michael D. Ryan -- Arthur I. Waskow -- Edith Wyschogrod -- Lionel Rubinoff -- Charles H. Long -- Paul Ritterband -- Charles E. Silberman -- Elie Wiesel -- Gabriel Habib.

This symposium represents a joint effort by Jews and Christians to confront the Holocaust and the questions it raises concerning the concept of the biblical God and of faith in Him.

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Holocaust (Jewish theology)--Congresses.
Christianity and antisemitism--Congresses.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity--Congresses.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism--Congresses.
Holocaust (Christian theology)--Congresses.
Christianity and antisemitism--Congresses.

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