Holocaust Theology - Post-Holocaust and Child Abuse Theology

Post-Holocaust and Child Abuse Theology

David R. Blumenthal in his book "Facing the Abusing God" (1993) has drawn on data from the field of child abuse and has proposed "worship of God through protest" as a legitimate response of survivors of both the Holocaust and child abuse.

Another writer addressing survivors of the Holocaust and child abuse is John K. Roth, whose essay "A Theodicy of Protest" is included in Encountering Evil: Live Options in Theodicy (1982).

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