Post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian Dialogue
After the Flood, before the Rainbow
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, History, Reference, Comparative Religion, Christianity, Church, Church History
| Author: | Mary C. Boys, James Carroll, Donald J. Dietrich, Irving Greenberg, Amy-Jill Levine, David Patterson, John T. Pawlikowski, John K. Roth, Alan L. Berger, Elie Wiesel | ISBN: | 9780739199015 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | December 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary C. Boys, James Carroll, Donald J. Dietrich, Irving Greenberg, Amy-Jill Levine, David Patterson, John T. Pawlikowski, John K. Roth, Alan L. Berger, Elie Wiesel |
| ISBN: | 9780739199015 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | December 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
This volume sheds light on the transformed post-Holocaust relationship between Catholics and Jews. Once implacable theological foes, the two traditions have travelled a great distance in coming to view the other with respect and dignity. Responding to the horrors of Auschwitz, the Catholic Church has undergone a “reckoning of the soul,” beginning with its landmark document Nostra Aetate and embraced a positive theology of Judaism including the ongoing validity of the Jewish covenant. Jews have responded to this unprecedented outreach, especially in the document Dabru Emet. Together, these two Abrahamic traditions have begun seeking a repair of the world. The road has been rocky and certainly obstacles remain. Nevertheless, authentic interfaith dialogue remains a new and promising development in the search for a peace.
This volume sheds light on the transformed post-Holocaust relationship between Catholics and Jews. Once implacable theological foes, the two traditions have travelled a great distance in coming to view the other with respect and dignity. Responding to the horrors of Auschwitz, the Catholic Church has undergone a “reckoning of the soul,” beginning with its landmark document Nostra Aetate and embraced a positive theology of Judaism including the ongoing validity of the Jewish covenant. Jews have responded to this unprecedented outreach, especially in the document Dabru Emet. Together, these two Abrahamic traditions have begun seeking a repair of the world. The road has been rocky and certainly obstacles remain. Nevertheless, authentic interfaith dialogue remains a new and promising development in the search for a peace.
