Would the Holocaust have been possible without centuries of Christian teaching about Jews? How did ordinary people come to participate in mass murder with a relatively clean conscience? What role did Christian antisemitism play in shaping the mindset of the perpetrators?

Six Million Crucifixions examines these questions with scholarly care. The book traces the long history of anti-Jewish teaching within Christianity and shows how that tradition helped prepare the cultural and moral ground for the racial antisemitism of the modern era—and ultimately for the Holocaust.

It explores:

• How Christian teachings over two millennia shaped negative perceptions of Jews
• The ways churches and clergy responded—or failed to respond—during the Nazi period
• Why so many perpetrators and bystanders were able to act without strong moral restraint
• The postwar record of the churches, including difficult questions about responsibility and memory
• What changes in Christian teaching and practice would be needed to confront this history honestly

Drawing on extensive research and documentation, the book has been noted by historians of the Holocaust and World War II. It is written for readers who want to understand the deeper roots of the world’s oldest hatred—and why that understanding still matters.