In the face of his 1947 execution, Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz, met with Polish Jesuit priest Wladyslaw Lohn, S.J. Höss made a confession to Fr. Lohn for approximately four hours, and received absolution. The new book, Auschwitz and Absolution: The Case of the Commandant and the Confessor (Orbis Books, 2023), offers a compelling account of the secret and sacramental meeting, and reflections from 17 Jewish and Christian commentators that represent a critical challenge to contemporary notions of forgiveness. Auschwitz and Absolution is edited by BC Kraft Family Professor of Philosophy Emeritus James Bernauer, S.J., former director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College. BC faculty members who contributed to the book are Professor Ruth Langer and Professor Marina Berzins McCoy.