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Basic texts highly recommended to participants in the Jewish dialogues
1) What is a Jew?
by Morris N. Kertzer, revised by Lawrence A. Hoffman
(A Touchstone Book published by Simon & Schuster, 1996)
ISBN: 0-684-84298 - X (price: $14) 2) What is Judaism?: An Interpretation for the Present Age
by Emil Fackenheim (Syracuse University Press, 1999)
ISBN: 0-8156-0623-0 (price: $19.95)
Suggested Readings:
Session 1: Kertzer I, Fackenheim 1, 2
Session 2: K VI, F 10
Session 3: K III
Session 4: K VIII, F 13
Session 5: F 3, 4, 7
Limited copies of these books may yet be available at
Barnes & Noble, St. Cloud, or from
St. Cloud State University Bookstore (main campus)
from mid-January 2004
Related Links:
Walking God's Paths
Christians and Jews in Candid Conversation
Alexandria Interreligious Conference
The First Alexandria Declaration (2002)
International Council of Christians and Jews
Jews and Christians in Search of a Common Religious
Basis for Contributing Towards a Better World (1993)
World Council of Churches
Ecumenical Considerations on Jewish-Christian Dialogue
(WCC Executive Committee, 1982)
United Methodist Church in the U.S.A.
Statement on Inter-religious Dialogue: Jews and Christians
(General Conference, 1972)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Guidelines for Lutheran-Jewish Relations (1998)
United Church of Christ, USA
The Relationship Between the United Church of Christ
& the Jewish Community (General Synod 16, 1987)
First Presbyterian Church, USA
A Theological Understanding of the Relationship Between
Christians and Jews (General Assembly, 1987)
Roman Catholic Church Guidelines for Catholic-Jewish Relations (1985)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/documents/catholic/NCCB_Guidelines.htm
US National Council of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Ecumenical
and Interreligious Affairs and the National Council of Synagogues
A Joint Condemnation of Acts of Religious Hatred (2000)
Filled with Sadness, Charged with Hope: A Joint Reflection
on the Events of Sept 11 (2001)
Criteria for Assessing the Presentation of Jews and Judaism
in Christian Teaching and Homiletic Materials
Information on videotaping & purchasing videos of these series
http://www.geocities.com/uniite_mn/video_jewishdialogue.html
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