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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Greenberg, Irving, 1933-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity -- 1945- Christianity and other religions -- Judaism -- 1945- Covenants -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Christianity. Covenants -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Interfaith relations. Judaism. Electronic books.
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
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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

Table of Contents:

On the road to a new encounter between Judaism and Christianity: a personal journey
Covenantal partners in a postmodern world
The new encounter of Judaism and Christianity
New revelations and new patterns
Toward an organic model of the relationship
The respective roles of the two faiths in the strategy of redemption
Covenantal pluralism
Pluralism and partnership
Covenants of redemption.