The Holocaust and Catholic conscience : Cardinal Aloisius Muench and the guilt question in Germany / Suzanne Brown-Fleming.

By: Brown-Fleming, SuzanneContributor(s): United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2006. Description: xiv, 240 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0268021864 (cloth : alk. paper); 0268021872 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Muench, Aloisius J. (Aloisius Joseph), 1889-1962 | Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- Germany | Christianity and antisemitism -- History -- 20th century | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Moral and ethical aspects | World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church | Germany -- Foreign relations -- Catholic Church | Germany -- History -- 1945-1955DDC classification: 261.26 LOC classification: BX 4705 .M755 | B76 2006Online resources: Table of contents Notre Dame Online Access
Contents:
Introduction : Aloisius Muench and the question of guilt and responsibility -- The life and career of Aloisius Muench -- Excusing the Holocaust : the sensation of One world in charity -- Comfort and consensus : Muench and the German Catholic hierarchy, clergy, and laity -- Granting absolution : Muench and the Catholic clemency campaign -- The longest hatred -- Conclusion : the Holocaust and Catholic conscience.
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Main Collection (Lower Floor)
261.26 B813h (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SS000872717

"Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-226) and index.

Introduction : Aloisius Muench and the question of guilt and responsibility -- The life and career of Aloisius Muench -- Excusing the Holocaust : the sensation of One world in charity -- Comfort and consensus : Muench and the German Catholic hierarchy, clergy, and laity -- Granting absolution : Muench and the Catholic clemency campaign -- The longest hatred -- Conclusion : the Holocaust and Catholic conscience.

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