Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée

A philosopher, a Carmelite of Jewish origin and a victim of the Nazis, who was assassinated in Auschwitz, Edith Stein was beatified (1987) and canonized (1998). Her holiness shocked many members of the Jewish communities, who perceived in the choice of the Church a desire to put the specificity of t...

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Main Author: Yael Hisch
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Conserveries Mémorielles 2013-07-01
Series:Conserveries Mémorielles
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cm/1591
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description A philosopher, a Carmelite of Jewish origin and a victim of the Nazis, who was assassinated in Auschwitz, Edith Stein was beatified (1987) and canonized (1998). Her holiness shocked many members of the Jewish communities, who perceived in the choice of the Church a desire to put the specificity of the Holocaust. This essay aims at showing that Edith Steins’ holiness stands at the center of a religious controversy, at the very moment when Catholics and Jews are attempting to establish a “fraternal dialogue” after the decisive turning point of the Second Vatican Council, and the declaration Nostra Aetate regarding the Jews.
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Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée
Conserveries Mémorielles
Edith Stein
Christian-Jewish relations
conversion
controversy
Holocaust
dialog
title Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée
title_full Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée
title_fullStr Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée
title_full_unstemmed Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée
title_short Edith Stein, Une Sainte controversée
title_sort edith stein une sainte controversee
topic Edith Stein
Christian-Jewish relations
conversion
controversy
Holocaust
dialog
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