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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786423749

ISBN-139780786423743

eBay Product ID (ePID)47036288

Product Key Features

Number of Pages226 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePius Xii, the Holocaust and the Revisionists : Essays

Publication Year2005

SubjectReligious, General, World, Jewish Studies

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorPatrick J. Gallo

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-031094

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"critical--and devastating--reviews on the work of anti-Pius or anti-Church writers...astute...documentation...literally irrefutable...this single book alone virtually destroys the anti-Pius position"--Kenneth D. Whitehead, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal282.092

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Introduction 1. Beyond The Deputy: Origins of the New Revisionism Patrick J. Gallo 2. The Road to Dachau Patrick J. Gallo 3. Pius XI, Pius XII, and the Führer: Peter Godman Against Two Men of Matteo Luigi Napolitano 4. Pius XI's Hidden Encyclical: An Appraisal George Sim Johnson 5. We Have Contended with Diabolical Forces Patrick J. Gallo 6. The Pope and the Shoah Justus George Lawler 7. The Pope Pius XII Controversy: A Review Article Kenneth D. Whitehead 8. Interventions by the Pope and the Nuncio Jenö Levai 9. To Halt the Dreadful Crime Patrick J. Gallo 10. Zuccotti's Lack of Evidence Ronald Rychlak 11. Via Rasella and the Ardeatine Massacre Patrick J. Gallo 12. Constantine's Sword: A Review Article Robert P. Lockwood 13. Goldhagen vs. Christianity Ronald Rychlak Epilogue: The End of the Pius Wars Joseph Bottum Chapter Notes About the Contributors Index

SynopsisA series of articles and essays that critique the works of revisionists who allege that Pius XII was sympathetic to the Nazis or unresistant to their atrocities. This book discusses the roots of these views in the relentless Nazi and communist propaganda of the era, and also contributes to the history of the papacy, and the biography of Pius XII., When Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli became Pope Pius XII in 1939, the Nazis had invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia and were poised to strike Poland. Jews and other minorities were already being sent to concentration camps, and the world was on the verge of another horrific war. The prevailing historical interpretation of the era was that Pius XII had a stated anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist policy; he tried to bring an end to the persecution and gave aid and comfort to those who were persecuted. Revisionist views, however, portray Pius XII as a silent, passive individual who ignored the treatment of Jews, Christians and other minorities--a man who could have stopped the holocaust and didn't. Through a series of articles and essays, the editor and eight contributors critique the works of revisionists who allege that Pius XII was sympathetic to the Nazis or unresistant to their atrocities. The essays discuss the roots of these views in the relentless Nazi and communist propaganda of the era, and the debate's revival after a 1960s stage play portrayed the pope as a leader afraid to speak out. By bringing intellectual rigor and responsibility to the issue, this work makes a solid contribution to the history of the papacy and to the biography of Pius XII.

LC Classification NumberBX1378.P57 2006