Essential Papers on Jewish-Christian Relations in the United States - Imagery and Reality

The papers in this reader address different facets of the relations between American Jews and Christians. The book is not, however, a collection of landmark essays in theology or the philosophy of religion. Nor, at the other extreme, is it intended to prescribe how Jews and Christians should interact. Rather, it aims at introducing the state of the field, both with respect to the substance of the theme and to the scholarship that the theme and its sub-themes have generated. Although the published material on contemporary interfaith matters overwhelmingly reflects the different viewpoints of the participants themselves, most essays reproduced here are by social scientists who have critically explored and assessed certain issues in their past or present American context.

About the author

Naomi W. Cohen, a retired Professor of History now residing in Jerusalem, has written extensively on American Jewry. The recipient of various prizes for her scholarship, she has twice been awarded the National Jewish Book Award for history. Her most recent books are Jacob H. Schiff: A Study in American Jewish Leadership and The Americanization of Zionism.

Summary

These papers address the central question of how classical Christian images of Jews have been acted out or muted in interreligious encounters in the USA. The book is organized according to the salient issues that divide Jews from the Christian majority, with sections on anti-Semitism.

Product details

• Authors: Naomi W Cohen, Naomi W. Cohen
• Assisted by: Naomi W. Cohen (Editor), Paul Ferguson (Editor)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1991
• EAN: 9780814714461
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-1446-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 227 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Stu; Essential Papers on Jewish Studies; Essential Papers on Jewish Stu; Essential Papers on Jewish Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism