Synopses & Reviews
"Abrahambs Promise" brings together for the first time Michael Wyschogrodbs shorter writings, including several important essays that have never been published before.One of todaybs truly indispensable religious voices, Wyschogrod has been heralded as the most significant Jewish theologian in a generation and admired for his singular contributions to Jewish-Christian relations. This reader aptly captures the broad scope of Wyschogrodbs work on Judaism and the Jewish-Christian encounter, collecting seminal essays, articles, and reviews that address such topics as the God of Abraham and the God of philosophy, sin and atonement, Judaism and the land, the Six Day War, Paul on Jews and Gentiles, and the theology of Karl Barth. An introductory essay by editor R. Kendall Soulen sets Wyschogrodbs career and writings in context. This important publication will have broad appeal to Jewish and Christian scholars concerned with theology, Jewish-Christian dialogue, and contemporary Jewish thought.
Synopsis
Abraham's Promise presents a selection of important writings by noted Jewish philosopher-theologian Michael Wyschogrod, who is widely admired for his singular contributions to Jewish-Christian relations. Including several pieces never published before, this reader aptly captures the broad scope of Wyschogrod's work on Judaism and the Jewish-Christian encounter, collecting seminal essays, articles, and reviews that address such topics as the God of Abraham and the God of philosophy, sin and atonement, Judaism and the land, the Six Day War, Paul on Jews and Gentiles, and the theology of Karl Barth. An introductory essay by editor R. Kendall Soulen sets Wyschogrod's career and writings in context.
Table of Contents
Judaism. Divine election and commandments ; The one God of Abraham and the unity of the God of Jewish philosophy ; A theology of Jewish unity ; Sin and atonement in Judaism ; Judaism and conscience ; Judaism and the land ; Reflections on the Six Day War after a quarter century ; The revenge of the animals ; Faith and the Holocaust ; Franz Rosenzweig's The star of redemption ; A Jewish death in Heidelberg -- Jewish-Christian relations. A Jewish view of Christianity ; Incarnation and God's indwelling in Israel ; Israel, the church, and election ; Paul, Jews, and Gentiles ; A letter to Cardinal Lustiger ; Why was and is the theology of Karl Barth of interest to a Jewish theologian? ; The impact of dialogue with Christianity on my self-understanding as a Jew.