Murder Most Merciful: Essays on the Ethical Conundrum Occasioned by Sigi Ziering's The Judgement of Herbert Bierhoff - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761832033 ISBN 13 : 9780761832034

Editeur : University Press of America, 2005

Synopsis

Murder Most Merciful is a collection of insightful essays that consider Sigi Ziering's play, The Judgment of Herbert Bierhoff. Commentary from the book's diverse contributors, including Holocaust survivors, scholars, rabbis, philosophers, and historians, result in an insightful and provocative moral and theological exchange. Murder Most Merciful will stimulate further debate on the crucial issues of martyrdom, euthanasia, and the guilt of the innocent. The book appears in the Studies in the Shoah series as volume 28.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Berenbaum, a writer and lecturer, is Professor of Theology (Adjunct) at the University of Judaism, and director of the Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious Implications of the Holocaust. He holds a Ph.D. in Humanities from Florida State University. Dr. Berenbaum is President of the Berenbaum Group, a consulting firm specializing in the conceptual development of museums and the development of historical films. He is the former Project Director overseeing the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and former President and CEO of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of America
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761832033
• ISBN 13: 9780761832034
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Éditeur: Berenbaum Michael
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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