Articles
A meditation for Yom Kippur: Isaiah and us this year
Read moreWhy do we Jews fast on Yom Kippur? Is the fast meaningful or do we just do it out of habit or because of peer pressure (“Everyone is…
Reflections on the Theological Nature of Dialogue
Read moreKeynote address at the G20 Interfaith Forum, 13 September 2021 in Bologna.
Abraham Joshua Heschel and Nostra Aetate: Shaping the Catholic Reconsideration of Judaism during Vatican II
Read moreOn the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, it is important not to forget about one of the Council’s shortest but most…
The ICCJ welcomes a new President and Executive Board
Read moreAt their Annual General Meeting the ICCJ member organizations elected a new Executive Board for a tenure of three years. Chaired by the new…
Pope Francis' Catecheses on the Letter to the Galatians
Read moreOn the occasion of some irritations and concerns caused by a series of lessons given by Pope Francis on Paul's Letter to the Galatians, the…
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…