The Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust

by Gushee, David P.

• ISBN13: 9780800629021
• ISBN10: 0800629027
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-01
• Publisher: Fortress Pr

Summary

A half century ago, leaders in Germany, a Christian nation, decided to kill every Jewish child, woman, and man they could lay their hands on. Now, David Gushee explores the actions and inactions of millions of Europeans whose Jewish neighbors were being led to the slaughter. What motivated this extremely small minority--at the risk of their own lives--to rescue Jews in need?

Table of Contents

Preface
Christian Ethics and the Righteous Gentiles: Dimensions of a Needed Encounter	p. 1
The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry	p. 19
European Gentiles: In the Moral Crucible	p. 45
The Righteous Gentiles: Partners in Resistance	p. 69
Many Paths to Righteousness: Why Rescuers Helped Jews	p. 91
Compelled by Faith: Religious Motivations for Rescue	p. 117
The Quest for Righteousness: Implications of the Righteous Gentiles for the Church	p. 149
Notes	p. 177
Bibliography	p. 229
Index of Biblical References	p. 249
Index of Modern Authors	p. 251
Index of Rescuers	p. 257
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