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Early Rabbinic Judaism and nascent Christianity – born as twins
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The following essay is meant to be an attempt to summarize in general terms the results of recent religion-historical research…Lutheran-Jewish Relations in the United States: A Historical and Personal Retrospect
Read moreIn the following I will offer, first, a brief retrospect on the history of the Lutheran and Jewish communities in the United States, which…
“Promise, Land, and Hope”: An American Perspective on the Theological Project
Read moreRecently I had two conversations that will serve well to introduce the challenges we face when we approach the issues that swirl around the…
Attitudes in West German Protetantism towards the State of Israel 1948-1967
Read moreIn this study the author presents Protestant individuals, groups, committees, and print media who, between 1948 and 1972, dealt with the…
Church of Scotland Shreds Bible
Read moreThe Kirk has committed theological suicide in order to promote political inanities. The former Church of Scotland is defunct; the Church of…
Personal Reflections on the Role of the Secular Academy in Inter-Faith Dialogue
Read moreHas the secular academy a role to play in inter-faith dialogue? For me this is a very personal question. A few years ago I retired as a…
Nostra Aetate – 50 years on
Read moreNostra Aetate, published on 28th October 1965 towards the end of the Second Vatican Council, helped transform Jewish-Christian relations.…
Gary Burge: Not Sent by Heaven
Read moreOne wonders whether Wheaton College believes that such programs befit a respectable teaching institution…. Burge's comparison of himself…
Theological Questions and Perspectives in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue
Read moreThe following remarks, with a few minor refinements made later, were delivered at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ as its…