For the sake of heaven and earth : the new encounter between Judaism and Christianity /

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Author / Creator:Greenberg, Irving, 1933-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11151091
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ISBN:9780827610156
0827610157
9780827608078
0827608071
0827610157
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:A pioneer in the area of pluralism and interfaith relations, Rabbi Irving Greenberg has spent a lifetime working to overcome the history of hostility between Judaism and Christianity. This book is studded with provocative ideas, which challenge believers on both sides to grow in good faith. In sum, this book is a call for Christians and Jews to work closely together in their evolving partnership with God. Rabbi Greenberg takes us along on a personal journey, initially stimulated by his research on Holocaust testimony, that led to his rethinking of Christianity, and that ultimately gave rise to his belief that Christianity, Judaism, and indeed every religion that works to repair the world and advance the triumph of life, are valid expressions of the universal bond (brit) between God and humankind. In the second part of his book, Greenberg brings together, for the first time, seven of his most important essays on the new encounters between Judaism and Christianity in our generation. It concludes with a study guide and powerful responsive essays by leading Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish commentators, James Carroll, Michael Novak, Mary C. Boys, Krister Stendhal, and David Novak. - Back cover.
Other form:Print version: Greenberg, Irving, 1933- For the sake of heaven and earth. 1st ed. Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2004