Language:
German
Year of publication:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Kirche und Israel; Neukirchener theologische Zeitschrift
Angaben zur Quelle:
14,1 (1999) 71-80
Keywords:
Jews
;
Judaism Relations
;
Christianity
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism
Abstract:
This declaration states that Christian anti-Judaism, and particularly that of Luther, was one of the causes of the Holocaust, and therefore the Church is called upon to make a new beginning. Theology should deal more with the Jewish roots of Christianity and what the two religions have in common, rather than use Judaism as a negative foil to Christianity. Congregations should examine their behavior toward Jews during the Nazi period; they should teach about Judaism and establish ties with the Jewish community. Rolf Rendtorff (pp. 71-73) summarizes the important insights of the declaration, and points out several whose consequences might have been stated more clearly and fully.
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