Christianity, Tragedy, and Holocaust Literature

Subjects:

• Religious Studies » Comparative Religion
• History » Holocaust Studies
• Literature » World Literature

Reviews:

• Readable and based on solid scholarship, this is a fine contribution to literature in general and to the evaluation of Holocaust literature specifically.
  —
  National Catholic Reporter

• Endorsement From
  Merritt Linn, author
  A Book of Songs: Michael Steele's eloquently conceived and written book explores the surrounding Christian philosophical milieu in the generations before and the years during the Holocaust. If one wants to understand Auschwitz one must read Elie Wiesel, but if one wants to understand how to read about Auschwitz then Steele's book is a must.
• Endorsement From
  Marshall M. Lee, Professor of History
  Pacific University: A masterful synthesis. . . . A painful, compelling book for all those interested in the Holocaust and in the interpretation of the Holocaust, not simply Holocaust literature.

Table of Contents:

• Series Foreword
• Introduction
• The Problem
• Tragedy and the Holocaust
• Necessity, Destiny, Order, Pattern
• Redemptive Knowledge, Intelligibility, Self-Knowledge
• Suffering, Innocence, Guilt, Tragic Magnitude
• Human Affirmation, Consolatory Theism, Transcendent Values, and Tragic Pleasure
• The Tragic Hero
• Reflections on Christian Culpability and the Problematics of Belief
• Conclusion--Toward a Workable Theory
• Bibliography
• Index