Articles
Pope Pius XII’s Refusal to Publicly Condemn the Holocaust
Read moreIn 2007, the beatification process of Pope Pius XII was met with protests by Jewish and Catholic leaders alike. The point of contention was…
To speak or not to speak: that was the Question
Read moreThe forthcoming opening of the Vatican Archives on March 2 is an event of worldwide significance to historians and scholars, especially…
Anti-Eschatology: Maimonides on the Messianic Era and the World to Come
Read moreI. PREFACE
Besides various passages in the Tanakh (Hebrew/Jewish Scripture) which deal explicitly or implicitly, or which can be…
New Clothing, Old Hatred: Changes and Transformations of Antisemitism
Read moreLecture given at the 2019 ICCJ International Conference, Lund, Sweden.
From Apologetics to Self-confidence. A New Form of Interreligious Dialogue.
Read moreLecture given at the ICCJ conference 2019 in Lund/Sweden, June 30.
Jewish Views of Christianity: Some Reflections
Read moreMuch has been written in recent years on Jewish-Christian relations, including developments in Jewish attitudes towards Christianity.
Regina Coeli: A Jewish Source?
Read moreThe famous Latin hymn of the Roman Catholic Church, “Regina Coeli” (alt. “Regina Caeli”), which goes back to the 12th century, praises Mary,…
Structures of Violence and the Denigration of Law in Christian Thought[1]
Read moreThis article examines three major patterns of violence in Christian theological thought traditions: supersessionism (the idea that…
Dialogical Theology Moored in Buber’s Dialogical Philosophy
Read moreA growing interreligious theology is a challenge for any confessional theology. In confessional theology, one reflects first of all upon the…