Hope against hope

By Ekkehard Schuster

Book Description

Two voices emerge from the darkest chapter of human history, offering profound insights into faith, suffering, and the possibility of hope. In this compelling dialogue, Christian theologian Johann Baptist Metz and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel share their deeply personal journeys through the Holocaust and its aftermath.

Their paths could hardly have been more different. One served as a teenage soldier in the German army, while the other endured the horrors of Auschwitz as a prisoner. Both entered the war with strong religious foundations, only to witness events that would forever challenge their understanding of faith and humanity.

Through intimate interviews, these two remarkable thinkers explore how the Holocaust created an irreparable break in history, fundamentally altering how we must approach questions of meaning, suffering, and divine presence. Yet rather than surrendering to despair, both men have discovered reasons to maintain hope despite overwhelming darkness.

Their conversation bridges Jewish and Christian perspectives on one of history's most devastating events, offering readers a rare opportunity to witness how profound trauma can coexist with enduring faith. This brief but powerful work invites anyone wrestling with questions of suffering and meaning to consider how hope might persist even in the face of seemingly insurmountable evil.

For those seeking to understand how faith survives its greatest tests, this dialogue provides both challenge and comfort.