Anne Frank in the World

Scholars, clergy, teachers and writers present stimulating essays on the theme that Anne Frank's Diary movingly symbolizes the triumph of childhood innocence over totalitarian brutality. This may be of value for classes and study groups with interests in religion and religious ethics, the Holocaust, ethnic cleansing, discrimination, the role of the individual in society, and the daunting moral dilemmas posed by emerging nationalisms all over the world. Introduction; Chapter ronology Chronology; Part 1 Encounters; Chapter 1 Reflections on Anne Frank, Victoria J. Barnett; Chapter 2 The Resonance of Anne Frank in Our Time, Albert H. Friedlander; Chapter 3 A Fifth Place Behind Fear: An Interview with Helen Lewis, Carol Rittner; Part 2 Reflections; Chapter 4 God Was Very Small in Those Times, Dorothee Söelle; Chapter 5 Despair as a Luxury, Albert Hunt; Chapter 6 Mending the World After Auschwitz, Patrick Henry; Chapter 7 Psychological Reflections on Courage, Leo Goldberger; Chapter 8 Can We Move Beyond Hate? Some Reflections on Anne Frank, John K. Roth; Chapter 9 The Cult of Anne Frank: Returning to Basics, Henry R. Huttenbach; Part 3 Challenges; Chapter 10 ”Voices” of Anne Frank, Sidney Bolkosky; Chapter 11 Toward a Proper Legacy, G. Jan Colijn; Chapter 12 Anne Frank in the World: A Study Guide, Mary Johnson, Carol Rittner;