Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust: Genocide and Moral Obligation - Tapa blanda

"Superb analysis of the painful, urgent question, 'Why did so few Christians try to protect the Jews?' An excellent book..." "David Gushee's wide-ranging research on the Holocaust rescuers redresses a serious omission in the literature in the area of Christian ethics. It is a response to the call of several Jewish scholars that Christians break their silence on rescuer interpretation" --Beverley W. Harrison, Union Theological Seminary "Despite decades of Holocaust studies and even mass media attention (e.g., Shindler's List), no full-length treatment of the Righteous Gentiles has appeared in and for Christian ethics. Who were these people? Why did they do what they did? What kind of Christianity was theirs, if any? How do we assess them, from a moral point of view? And what does it all mean for Christian ethics? Finally, with this book the lacuna has been filled, and David Gushess does it so very, very well." --Larry L. Rasmussen, Union Theological Seminary "This book confronts the record of Christian hatred and sin revealed in the baleful light of the Holocaust in a morally purifying way. It uncovers profound theological and ethical paradigms in the witness of Righteous Gentiles without glossing over or sentimentalizing the face of evil. Gushee's work is at once intellectually vital and spiritually restorative. Strongly recommended." -- Irving Greenberg, President, CLAL: National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership "Superb analysis of the painful, urgent question, 'Why did so few Christians try to protect the Jews?' An excellent book..." --Ronald J. Sider, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust by David P. Gushee is an authoritative and indispensable exploration of a highly important aspect of the Holocaust, the willingness of a small, but morally significant, number of non-Jews to take on great risks for themselves and their families to rescue Jews from the Nazi death machine. In this well-documented, well-written book, Gushee explores the full range of Gentile responses to the plight of the Jews from overt hostility and obscene brutality to altruistic rescue, the better to understand the achievements of truly Righteous Gentiles. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the Holocaust."--Richard L. Rubenstein, President Emeritus, Distinguished Professor of Religion, University of Bridgeport