Catholics, Jews and the State of Israel

Anthony J. Kenny

A first-time, in-depth examination of the issue of the State of Israel in the Catholic-Jewish dialogue.

Pain and Polemic: Anti-Judaism in the Gospels

George M. Smiga

An examination and evaluation of the anti-Jewish polemic in the Gospels as reflected in the scholarly debate over the last 15 years.

Parable and Story in Judaism and Christianity

edited by Clemens Thoma and Michael Wyschogrod

A scholarly study of the parables and stories in biblical tradition to help discover the common heritage of Christians and Jews.

Shekhinah/Spirit: Divine Presence in Jewish and Christian Religion

Michael E. Lodahl

An exploration of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit from within the context of Jewish/Christian dialogue.

Galilean Jewishness of Jesus, The: Retrieving the Jewish Origins of Christianity (Conversation on the Road Not Taken, Vol. I)

Bernard J. Lee

A theology of how Christianity and Judaism can be separate but linked by their roots in Scripture; presents a thorough study of Jesus as teacher seen from a Jewish perspective.

Dictionary of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue, A: Expanded Edition

edited by Leon Klenicki and Geoffrey Wigoder

The major theological and religious topics of the Jewish-Christian dialogue, treated separately by a Christian scholar and a Jewish scholar.

Sharing Shalom: A Process for Local Interfaith Dialogue between Christians and Jews

edited by Philip A. Cunningham and Arthur F. Starr

A six-session dialogue process for Jews and Christians to understand better one another's traditions. It consists of opening activities, short essays written by a Jewish and a Christian author for each session, and a closing prayer experience.

What Price Prejudice? Christian Antisemitism in America

Frank E. Eakin, Jr.

An historical analysis of antisemitism as manifested in New Testament texts, the medieval church, and its continuation in early and modern US history.

Has God Only One Blessing?: Judaism as a Source of Christian Self-Understanding

Mary C. Boys

A challenge to the belief that Christianity fulfilled and therefore replaced Judaism, this book looks at the early Church's shared history with Judaism and at anti-Jewish bias present in history, literature, and liturgy. Suggests sensitive ways for Christians to relate to Jews today.

Hope against Hope: Johann Baptist Metz and Elie Wiesel Speak Out on the Holocaust

Ekkehard Schuster and Reinhold Boschert-Kimmig

Interviews with these two important figures who speak about how to conceive of who God is in light of the Holocaust.

Recommendation Whether to Confiscate, Destroy and Burn All Jewish Books: A Classic Treatise against Anti-Semitism

Johannes Reuchlin; translated and edited by Peter Wortsman

A late 15th- early 16th-century theologian is asked to comment on this recommendation by the emperor of Germany. Brings to light a valuable moment in Reformation history.

Holocaust, Never to Be Forgotten, The: Reflections on the Holy See's Document We Remember

Commentaries by Avery Dulles and Leon Klenicki, with an Address by Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy

This small volume brings together the statement itself, We Remember, Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy's reflection of its history and the controversy surrounding its appearance and two reflections by highly respected theologians in the Catholic-Jewish dialogue.

Story of Shalom, A: The Calling of Christians and Jews by a Covenanting God

Philip A. Cunningham

Suggests a way of telling the Christian story so as to promote Shalom by affirming Judaism's covenant with God and the validity of Jewish self-understanding.

Sharing the Scriptures: The Word Set Free, Volume 1

Philip A. Cunningham

Explores the proper relationship between the Old and New Testaments, both in the history of the growth of the Bible as a combined book and in its use in the liturgical texts of the Christian churches.

Auschwitz: Contemporary Jewish and Christian Encounters

Dina Wardi

Discussions following the visit of a group of priests and religious to Auschwitz.

Christian's Guide to Judaism, A

Michael Lotker

An introduction to Jewish religion, history, culture, and holidays written especially for Christians.

John Paul II in the Holy Land: In His Own Words: With Christian and Jewish Perspectives by Yehezkel Landau and Michael McGarry, CSP

edited by Lawrence Boadt, CSP, and Kevin di Camillo

Commentary from a Jewish and a Christian perspective on the Pope's talks in the Holy Land in 2000. Documents the pope's itinerary and records the speeches that the pope gave at each stop along the journey.

Anguish of the Jews, The: Twenty-Three Centuries of Antisemitism (Revised and Updated)

Edward H. Flannery

Written by a Catholic priest, this classic book on antisemitism traces the events of twenty-three centuries, including Christian involvement in this tragic story.

Challenges in Jewish-Christian Relations

edited by James K. Aitken and Edward Kessler

A widely diverse collection of essays on Jewish-Christian relations.

Thomas Aquinas on the Jews: Insights into His Commentary on Romans 9-11

Steven C. Boguslawski, OP, with a Foreword by Rev. John E. Lynch, CSP

The author maintains that Thomas Aquinas in his Commentary on Romans uses predestination and election as hermeneutical keys to understand Romans 9-11 and to sustain a positive theological view of the Jewish people.

Gospel of John Set Free, The: Preaching without Anti-Judaism

George M. Smiga

Surveying lectionary passages from the Gospel of John which hold the potential for a false and detrimental presentation of Jews or Judaism, this book offers preachers and catechists a way to use such passages without misrepresentation or prejudice.

Bridge to Dialogue, A: The Story of Jewish/Christian Relations

John Rousmaniere

This work describes in vivid detail the history of Jewish/Christian relations from the first century until the present.

Synoptic Gospels Set Free, The: Preaching without Anti-Judaism

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ

Presents the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke in an interpretative context that frees them from Anti-Judaism and Anti-Semitism.

House Divided, A: The Parting of the Ways between Synagogue and Church

Vincent Martin

Using the approach of the social sciences this essay investigates the mutual adversarial character of Jewish/Christian relations at its source, the progressive and painful parting of the ways between Judaism and Apostolic Christianity during the first century.

Toward a Theological Encounter: Jewish Understandings of Christianity

edited by Leon Klenicki

For the first time, Jewish theologians reveal their attitude toward Christianity and discuss present positions in the Jewish/Christian dialogue.

Understanding Scripture: Explorations of Jewish and Christian Traditions of Interpretation

edited by Clemens Thoma and Michael Wyschogrod

Scholarly essays that explore a wide range of issues of biblical interpretation in the two communities.

Visions of the Other: Jewish and Christian Theologians Assess the Dialogue

edited by Eugene J. Fisher

Four leading contemporary theologians survey, critique, and move forward the theological dialogue between Christians and Jews in light of their shared history.

Voices from Jerusalem: Jews and Christians Reflect on the Holy Land

edited by David Burrell and Yehezkel Landau

Scholars living in the State of Israel discuss the meaning of holiness in special places as well as the problems arising out of conflicting claims among Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Christian Mission/Jewish Mission

edited by Martin A. Cohen and Helga Croner

Original articles by Christians and Jews on their understanding of mission.

Interwoven Destinies: Jews and Christians through the Ages

editor Eugene J. Fisher

Traces the history and significance of the ancient relationship between the church and the Jewish people as a history of surprising interdependence as well as enmity and in its later periods even violence.

Jesus and the Metaphors of God: The Christs of the New Testament: Conversation on the Road Not Taken Series, Vol. 2

Bernard J. Lee

In Jesus and the Metaphors of God, Bernard Lee continues his retrieval of Christianity's Jewish roots, taking measure of the varied metaphors that mediate the New Testament experience of God, presuming that when God-meanings change so also the Christological meanings of Jesus.

Anguish of the Jews, The: Revised and Updated

Edward H. Flannery

Written by a Catholic priest, this classic book on antisemitism traces the events of twenty-three centuries, including Christian involvement in this tragic story.