Articles
Reorienting Jewish-Christian Relations and Dialogue
Read moreIt is very appropriate that we have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate – the “Declaration on the Relation of the Church…
Christianity’s Original Sin?
Read moreCan the church itself be guilty of sin? In 1994, Pope John Paul II addressed that question.[1] He distinguished between the sins of…
What the Bible’s Romans 13 says about asylum – and what Jeff Sessions omitted
Read moreThe US attorney general, Jeff Sessions, kicked up a storm when he invoked a line from the Bible to defend the Trump administration’s policy…
Naming, Growing, and Collaborating
Read moreWhat’s in a name? In June, the Three Faiths Forum, founded 21 years ago in the UK, is changing its name to the Faith & Belief Forum. This…
Rabbi Michael Melchior and his Religious Peace Initiative
Read moreRabbi Michael Melchior is without doubt the leading interreligious peacebuilder in Israel. For many years now, he has been bringing…
Feminism as Meeting Point
Read moreFeminism has indeed been a meeting point for Jewish and Christian women, even though their sisterhood has been as ambiguous as any sisterly…
Jerusalem: The Catholic Church and the Holy City
Read morePope Francis spoke about Jerusalem at his general audience on December 6, 2017, just a few hours before US President Donald Trump affirmed…
On This Passover We Ask: Are We Truly Free?
Read moreOne of the most famous passages of the Passover seder is called “Ha Lachma Anya — This is the bread of affliction.” It is sometimes referred…
How I Became a Jewish Historian
Read moreI have toiled nearly a half century in the Lord’s vineyard of Christian/Catholic-Jewish relations. It has been a productive and satisfying…