Christians and Jews: Faith to Faith: Tragic History, Promising Present, Fragile Future - Hardcover

A. James Rudin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580234321 ISBN 13: 9781580234320

Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

We now have the potential to end two thousand years of hostility. Will we succeed?

In recent years, courageous Christian and Jewish leaders have together confronted the past and commenced the urgent task of ending one of the world's longest and most bitter religious conflicts by building bridges of solidarity, mutual knowledge and respect.

But creating this new and constructive relationship has not been easy. How did it happen? How was it possible to begin the process of overcoming centuries of stereotypes, caricatures and prejudices? And does the development of constructive Christian-Jewish relations, while still fragile, offer a successful model to resolve other conflicts?

This probing examination of Christian-Jewish relations looks at the major issues facing both faith communities to guarantee that recent hard-earned achievements will not be lost in the tumultuous years ahead.

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About the Author

Rabbi James Rudin, an international leader in interreligious relations, was a member of the American Jewish Committee's (AJC) professional staff for thirty-two years, where he served as interreligious affairs director. He is currently the AJC's senior interreligious adviser. Rabbi Rudin participated in eleven meetings with Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. He is a prolific author and a columnist for the Religion News Service, a syndicate of Newhouse Newspaper, and has published articles in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Century, National Catholic Reporter and Christianity Today. Among his books is Israel for Christians: Understanding Modern Israel. Rabbi Rudin is a frequent guest on television and radio programs.

Rabbi James Rudin is available to speak on the following topics:

Christians and Jews: The Unfinished Agenda
A Jewish Perspective on Jesus
Myths and Realities about Jews and Evangelicals
The Religious Right's Plans for the Rest of Us
The Different Meanings of the Term "Israel" for Christians and Jews

Edition details

• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580234321
• ISBN 13: 9781580234320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288