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See today's other ChristianityToday.com articles related to the Oberammergau Passion play: CT Classic: Who Killed Jesus? | After centuries of censure, Jews have been relieved of general responsibility for the death of Jesus. Now who gets the blame? CT Classic: A Passionate Passion | Oberammergau's drama not only survives, it thrives.The official city of Oberammergau site , available in German and English, has daily news, ticket and travel information. (Check out the Web cams to get a feel for the town.) Better yet is the official Oberammergau Passion Play site, which offers a rich, illustrated history of the play.This University of Dayton site allows you to view pictures from past Oberammergau plays and learn more about the history of passion plays .Other media coverage of the Oberammergau Passion play includes:An Oberammergau pilgrimage | German Passion play draws visitors from around the world—The Boston Globe (Aug. 13, 2000) The Wrong Passions | A scholar examines art and anti-Semitism in the ancient play of Oberammergau.—The New York Times (July 9, 2000) Despite Changes, Many Jews Still Critical of Passion Play —Catholic News Service (June 6, 2000) The Oberammergau passion play has a new script —Chicago Tribune/Detroit Free Press (July 2, 2000) Putting a New Spin on an Old Show —AP/The Washington Post (May 29, 2000) The controversial Oberammergau Passion Play —Religion and Ethics Newsweekly (May 26, 2000) New-age Passion Play opens —Jerusalem Post (May 23, 2000) A German community keeps a tradition —Reuters (May 23, 2000) Passion Play redo cuts anti-Semitism —Rocky Mountain News (May 22, 2000) Oberammergau Passion Play tries to exorcize its anti-Semitic flavor —Los Angeles Times (May 22, 2000) Updating (and Retouching) an Old Passion Play —The New York Times (May 12, 2000) Celebrating Easter, Yet Respecting Beliefs of Others —The New York Times (Apr. 22, 2000) Passion runs high | This year's Oberammergau play has been revised to rid it of anti-semitism. But, says Stephen Bates, nobody seems to be satisfied with the changes. What will happen when it opens next month?—The Guardian (Apr. 22, 2000) Passion Play persists in modern times —CNN (Dec. 24, 1999) Cooling the Passions Over a 17th-Century Play —The New York Times (Dec. 27, 1998)The preface to James Shapiro's Oberammergau: The troubling story of the world's most famous passion play, is available at The New York Times site. James Shapiro talks about his book Oberammergau at his publisher's site.The December 1996 newsletter of the Association of Contemporary Church Historians focused on Oberammergau, and included an eyewitness account of Hitler's visit to the play in 1934.

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August 7 2000, Vol. 44, No. 9