The Sunflower - On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Paperback, Reissued Revised and Expanded Ed)

While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing.  But even years after the way had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place?

In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past.  Often surprising and always thought provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility.

General

Imprint:	Schocken Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	April 1998
Authors:	Simon Wiesenthal
Dimensions:	202 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	289
Edition:	Reissued Revised and Expanded Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8052-1060-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
LSN:	0-8052-1060-1
Barcode:	9780805210606

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