Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed by Philip Paul Hallie
The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There
A detailed account of a rural French Protestant community that, during World War II, organized to shelter and rescue thousands of Jews, showing how ordinary people sustained moral courage in the face of systemic evil. Combining historical narrative about local leaders, networks, and everyday acts of shelter, false papers, and education with philosophical reflection, the book examines how religious conviction, social institutions, and communal solidarity produced prolonged, practical resistance and a distinctive form of goodness.
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- 1979
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- American
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- English
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