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Anti-Semitism or, to be more precise, anti-Judaism has been called "the longest hatred". It has been fueled over the centuries by "the teaching of contempt" from countless Christian pulpits and in books and pamphlets without number. In Removing Anti-Judaism from the Pulpit, an outstanding array of Christian scholars and preachers deal with the extremely vexing issue of anti-Judaism in the New Testament and in Christian preaching.In the first half of the book, New Testament scholars and theologians take up the historical and interpretive issues that have fostered anti-Judaism over the centuries. Here particular attention is paid to fresh analyses and new understandings of the evolution of Judaism in the post-exilic age and of the separate paths taken by Jews and Christians from the first century onward. In the second half, we find an exemplary selection of sermons that confront the fact of anti-Judaism head on.

Contents:
Foreword: The language of religion / Irvin J. Borowsky --
Introduction: Gaining new perspectives on the relationships between Judaism and Christianity / Howard Clark Kee --
Removing anti-Judaism from the Christian pulpit / Martin E. Marty --
Accomplishments and challenges in the contemporary Jewish-Christian encounter / John T. Pawlikowski --
Interpreting difficult texts / Clark M. Williamson and Ronald J. Allen --
Christian preaching after the Holocaust / Harry James Cargas --
Removing anti-Judaism from the pulpit: four approaches / Robert J. Daly --
Reflections of an imported WASP / David H.C. Read --
Preaching the Gospel without anti-Judaism / Frederick C. Holmgren --
Preaching Jews and Judaism in light of the new catechism / Peter C. Phan --
Deadly memories: confronting anti-Jewish elements in Scripture / Carol Ann Morrow --
The root that supports us / Wallace M. Alston, Jr. --
Schindler's list, our lists / Nancy M. Malone --
Resurrection, the Holocaust, and forgiveness: a sermon for Eastertime / Stanley Hauerwas --
Jews and Christians: all in the family / William H. Willimon --
Commentary: On "Jews and Christians: all in the family" / Hugh Anderson --
Conclusion: The agenda for preachers and teachers / Joseph Stoutzenberger.

Anti-Semitism (or to be more precise anti-Judaism) has been fueled over the centuries by "the teaching of contempt" from countless Christian pulpits, books and pamphlets. In Removing Anti-Judaism From The Pulpit, an outstanding array of Christian scholars and preachers deal with the extremely vexing issue of anti-Judaism in the New Testament and in Christian preaching. In the first half, New Testament scholars and theologians take up the historical and interpretive issues that have fostered anti-Judaism over the centuries. here particular attention is paid to fresh analyses and new understandings of separate paths taken by Jews and Christian from the century onward. In the second half are sermons that confront anti-Judaism head on. They have been prepared by a distinguished group of Catholic and Protestant scholars and clergy. Removing Anti-Judaism From The Pulpit succeeds in its goal: it heightens sensitivity to anti-Judaism in Christ in Christian pulpits and increases the reader's knowledge of the evidence about Christian origins and suggests fresh approaches to foster mutual understanding between Jews and Christians. Removing Anti-Judaism From The Pulpit should be read by every seminary student, pastor, priest and layman in the Christian community. -- Midwest Book Review