For the sake of heaven and earth : the new encounter between Judaism and Christianity / Irving Greenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenberg, Irving, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--1945-.

Judaism.

Relations.

Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism--1945-.

Christianity and other religions.

Covenants--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Covenants.

Physical Description:

xiv, 274 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2004.

Summary:

Apioneer in the area of pluralism and interfaith relations, Rabbi Irving Greenberg has spent a lifetime working to overcome the history of hostility between Judaism and Christianity. This book is studded with provocative ideas, which challenge believers on both sides to grow in good faith. In sum, this book is a call for Christians and Jews to work closely together in their evolving partnership with God. Rabbi Greenberg takes us along on a personal journey, initially stimulated by his research on Holocaust testimony, that led to his rethinking of Christianity, and that ultimately gave rise to his belief that Christianity, Judaism, and indeed every religion that works to repair the world and advance the triumph of life, are valid expressions of the universal bond (brit) between God and humankind. In the second part of his book, Greenberg brings together, for the first time, seven of his most important essays on the new encounters between Judaism and Christianity in our generation. It concludes with a study guide and powerful responsive essays by leading Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish commentators, James Carroll, Michael Novak, Mary C. Boys, Krister Stendahl, and David Novak.

Contents:

On the road to a new encounter between Judaism and Christianity: a personal journey

Covenantal partners in a postmodern world

The new encounter of Judaism and Christianity

New revelations and new patterns

Toward an organic model of the relationship

The respective roles of the two faiths in the strategy of redemption

Covenantal pluralism

Pluralism and partnership

Covenants of redemption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0827608071

OCLC:

54853185