Frederick Wright (born 1947) is a British
historian
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and
theologian
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who has written extensively on the subject of the
persecution of the Jewish people throughout history and is one of the few
evangelical
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scholars to interface with the challenge of
Theology after Auschwitz and subsequently propose a Theology of Catastrophe. Later works concentrate on philosophical tensions within
Jewish - Christian debate and ethical vectors relating to the dynamics of
decision-making
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in the historical process.
His next title, ''Ethical Vectors in Warfare,'' is due to be published in 2019
''The Cross became a Sword: The Soldiers of Christ and the First Crusade'', in addition to dealing with the historical events investigates both the character of the magnates in addition to their personal and group theologies.
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Footnotes
1947 births
Living people
British historians
Christian writers
Holocaust theology
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