
Friends on the Way
Thomas . Ed(S): Michel
The largest order of religious in the Roman Catholic Church, the Society of Jesus has been at the forefront of the Church’s efforts at dialogue across religions.
Understanding and improving relations between the Church and the Jewish people has been a major focus of the Holy See and the Society of Jesus for many years. This book, the fruit of a major conference on the history, nature, and dynamics of relations between Jesuits and contemporary Jewish life, brings together a rich, wide-ranging selection of essays by Jesuit scholars and pastoral leaders, a leading Jewish studies scholar, and a leading rabbi.
Drawing on a variety of approaches in historical and constructive theology, literary criticism, and spirituality, the contributors explore historical, philosophical, theological, cultural, and institutional themes—from Ignatian perspectives on Halakhic spirituality and the role played in Jesuit history by Jews forced to convert to Christianity to Jesuit perspectives on Hannah Arendt, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Harold Bloom.
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-Philip A. Cunningham Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College "Presents a cadre of talented Jesuit thinkers addressing a range of Jewish questions with familiarity and depth."
-Peter Zaas Siena College "This is a strong collection of individual essays that will prove useful to theological educators and dialogue participants." -Catholic Library World