Language:
English
Year of publication:
2010
Titel der Quelle:
Chilufim; Zeitschrift für jüdische Kulturgeschichte
Angaben zur Quelle:
8 (2010) 83-100
Keywords:
Church history 20th century
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust (Christian theology)
Abstract:
Discusses the relevance of Christian-Jewish dialogue to the way Christians approach social ethical questions. Reflects, in particular, on two dimensions of the ethical challenge that stems from the experience of the Holocaust. The first emerges directly from the Churches' participation in the Holocaust, either by way of collaboration or through rescue efforts; the second concerns general implications of the Holocaust for the modern world. Notes that the Holocaust was perpetrated by baptized Christians, and deplores the fact that Pope Benedict XVI attributes it to the emergence of neo-paganism in Europe with, at best, minor Christian complicity. On the general level, the Holocaust reminds us how strong human potential is for destruction and calls on us to remember God and possible Divine punishment. It demands restoration of a sense of personal responsibility and moral action to the process of human activity. The memory of the Holocaust obligates us to recognize the ultimate connection among people. The Holocaust reveals the pernicious nature of antisemitism and demands that we be vigilant about allowing any replanting of its seeds.
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