Articles
The Covenant that was Never Cancelled. Historical facts and Prophetic Visions
Read moreLecture presented at the conference “From the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 to Nostra Aetate in 1965”, November 9, 2015, Pontifical Lateran…
Not Just Any Child, but That Special Child.
Read moreLecture presented at the conference “From the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 to Nostra Aetate in 1965”, November 9, 2015, Pontifical Lateran…
The Perniciousness of Islamophobia: An American Perspective
Read moreMost thoughtful people recognize that the world is a complicated place. And most also understand that serious and stubborn problems are…
The Future of the Relationship: Hopes and Expectations
Read moreSummary report of a dialogical plenary at ICCJ's annual conference in July 2015 in Rome/Italy.
Spiritual Patrimony. 50 Years after Nostra Aetate
Read moreStatement given at ICCJ's 2015 International Conference: "The 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate: The Past, Present, and Future of the…
Anti-semitism: A wound to be healed
Read moreTogether with the faith of the Fathers and of the Torah, the Temple of Jerusalem - at least until Titus destroyed it in the year 70 - was…
Towards a Renewed Theology of Christianity's Bond with Judaism
Read morePresented to the Annual Conference of the International Council of Christians & Jews
Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2014*
Rabbi Jesus in the Gospel of John
Read moreIn November of 2009, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the Chief Rabbi of the city of Efrat in Israel, was severely criticized for referring to “Rabbi…
Tselem: Toward an Anthropopathic Theology of Image
Read more"If we are created in God's image (tselem), what is God like?" Theologians and psychologists alike ask this question, but their answers…
Contemporary Ethical and Religious Challenges to Religion
Read moreThe subject of the contemporary ethical and religious challenges to religion haunts me, throwing me into countless days of reflection and…