Articles
How Can You Know the Bible and Not Believe in Our Lord? Guiding Pilgrims across the Jewish–Christian Divide
Read moreDrawing on auto-ethnographic descriptions from four decades of my own work as a Jewish guide for Christian Holy Land pilgrims, I examine how…
When the Nazis came, not everyone divided neatly into ‘good’ neighbors and ‘bad’
Read moreLessons from my father’s German village about those who helped the Jews.
Interreligious Education at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College: A View from the Jewish Edge
Read moreAbstract: This chapter reports on the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (rrc)’s bold experimentation in the field of inter religious…
Luther’s Shadow
Read moreJewish and Protestant Interpretations of the Reformer’s Writings on the Jews, 1917–1933[1]
The Church and Beyond: Hans Küng and Interreligious Relations
Read moreHans Küng is best known for his analyses of the Catholic Church, both theologically and institutionally. But we need to appreciate as well…
Christianizing Judaism? On the Problem of Christian Seder Meals
Read moreThe meaning of the term ‘Judeo-Christian’ partly depends upon the context in which it is used. I write this contribution as a Roman Catholic…
Jewish teachings about the importance of peace
Read moreThis week Jews around the world will read the weekly portion from the Book of Exodus in which we find the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15), one…
Antisemitism, Christianity, and the Churches in Europe
Read more1 The Church Father’s Struggle against Jews and Judaism
One of the most powerful Church Fathers of the second century was Justin Martyr. As…
Now Online: Video "Interreligious Dialogue about the Land"
Read moreA recording of the ICCJ-webinar "Interreligious Dialogue about the Land: Development and Diversity", held on February 21, 2021, is now…
Mendelssohn and Josephus: A Necessary Terminological Difference
Read moreIn several places in Part II of his Jerusalem: Or On Religious Power and Judaism,[1] Mendelssohn refers to “the Mosaic Constitution” (die…