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Ash Wednesday after Auschwitz.
From:
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
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January 1, 2004| Author:
Sanders, Theresa M.
| COPYRIGHT 2004 Journal of Ecumenical Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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What can Ash Wednesday mean after Auschwitz? This essay shows how the Catholic Ash Wednesday liturgy can be illuminated by Job's last speech, wherein we learn that we are creatures who stand before a world we do not understand, that we must take responsibility for our actions even when God does not seem so inclined, and that meaningful repentance can happen only in the presence of those we have wronged. The essay concludes with a consideration of how the meaning of death changed with the tw...
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