Saving the Forsaken: Religious Culture and the Rescue of Jews in Nazi Europe

by Pearl M. Oliner

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Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious more likely to be altruistic toward outsiders than those who are less religious? In this book Pearl M. Oliner examines data on Christian rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to shed light on these important questions.

Drawing on interviews with more than five hundred Christians--Protestant and Catholic, very religious, irreligious,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300100639

ISBN13:9780300100631

Release Date:March 2005

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Europe History History of Religion Judaism Military Psychology Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies World

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