The Holocaust continues to be a defining event for understanding
not only the course of history during the 20th century but the
course of human events in general. Perhaps the most contentious
issue is that of how the Holocaust continues to be understood,
explained, and appropriated. The chapters focus on questions
arising from the Holocaust and that have to do with the American
understandings of the interrelated web of history, religion, and
meaning. In addition, the contributors, from a variety of
disciplines, express views that range across several dimensions of
receptivity and both support and challenge other views of how the
Holocaust should be commemorated and/or historically situated.
The chapters included in this volume demonstrate that the
ongoing rethinking and integrating of memories and questions from
and on the Holocaust result in ever-new ethical orientations and
demands that continue to affect religious praxis and the work of
historians. They deal both explicitly and implicitly with how the
Holocaust has been understood or misunderstood. The contributors
write from across the disciplinary boundaries of philosophy,
theology, history, aesthetics, and political science and raise
important ethical issues while providing fresh perspectives from
both established and emerging scholars. This unique,
cross-disciplinary approach is an essential addition to the
literature on the Holocaust.
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