Lorne

Just finished this. Not necessarily the best written of books but the story itself is powerful. Two questions are asked. How does one keep one's humanity in the midst of inhuman cruelty and barbarism. And what will a person do, including compromising their own integrity, to save and protect themselves and others when faced with the daily reality of beatings, torture, rape and murder. Unless we ourselves have been in a concentration camp the answers are not so simple.

I think the most worthwhile books on our Christian faith are not those that tell us what to think but instead offer or present us with thoughtful ways to examine, or reexamine, what it is we think we believe. I find Mr. Wright to be an intelligent but certainly readable scholar; one whose grasp of the significance of God's ‘rescue plan' plan for humanity and for all creation with its deep, unbreakable, connection to historical Judaism to be both refreshing and stimulating. A very good read.