The Changing Christian World

Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman

ISBN 10: 1683363515 / ISBN 13: 9781683363514

Published by Jewish Lights Publishing, US, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Changing Christian World
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing, US
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683363515
• ISBN 13: 9781683363514
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 1.12H x 21.59D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 1.12 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 349 grams

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Synopsis

An insightful exploration into Christianity today―written especially for Jews.

For many Jews, discerning the differences among various Christian groups is perplexing. As a result, they are stuck with an outdated understanding of Christian beliefs, practices and attitudes, especially with regard to their relationship with Judaism, Jews and Israel.

But Christian views are evolving, particularly since the landmark 1965 Catholic statement known as Nostra Aetate that forever changed the landscape of Jewish-Christian relations. This intriguing, brief introduction focuses on the changing Christian currents within the Roman Catholic Church, Protestant denominations, nondenominational megachurches and the emergent church. It also explores the essential doctrines that undergird most Christian belief, including sin, salvation, Jesus as the Messiah, the Second Coming and Christian Zionism―and compares them to the Jewish understanding of these issues.

Designed to answer Jews’ common questions about Christianity, this enlightening overview is also an excellent interfaith resource that will help all readers understand the changing Christian climate and what its implications are for the future of Judaism and interfaith relations.

About the Author

Rabbi Leonard A. Schoolman is director of the Center for Religious Inquiry, an interreligious adult education program at Saint Bartholomew's Church in New York. Previously he was the founding director of the Center for Theological Studies at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in Houston, Texas, and, for eighteen years, the national director of program for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now Union for Reform Judaism).