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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Focusing on the interaction between Christianity and society, this set offers ten facsimile titles from our imprints T&T Clark, The Athlone Press, Sheffield Academic Press and Cassell. This collection addresses the ways in which society and the Christian faith are linked together in all its aspects. The books cover science, history and the endurance of religion in a secular world but also the way religion can be transformed through political and social change. The collection is available both in e-book and print versions. Titles in Religious Studies are available in the following subsets: Religions of the World Comparative Religion Christianity and Society Religion, Sexuality and Gender Other titles available in Christianity and Societyinclude: Christ and Context: The Confrontation between Gospel and Culture edited by Hilary Regan and Alan J. Torrance Creation, Christ and Culture: Studies in Honour of T. F. Torrance edited by Richard W. A. McKinney History and Contemporary Issues: Studies in Moral Theology by Charles E. Curran Mormon Identities in Transition edited by Douglas Davies New Maps for Old: Explorations in Science and Religion by Mary Gerhart and Allan Melvin Russell Science and Theology: Questions at the Interface edited by Murray Rae, Hilary Regan and John Stenhouse Tales of Faith: Religion as Political Performance in Central Africa by V. Y. Mudimbe The Salt of the Earth: Religious Resilience in a Secular Age by Martyn Percy When God Becomes Goddess: The Transformation of American Religion by Richard Grigg

Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust Edited by Carol Rittner and John K . Roth

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