The Changing Christian World: A Brief Introduction for Jews
An insightful exploration into Christianity today―written especially for Jews.
For many Jews, discerning the differences among various Christian groups is perplexing. As a result, they are stuck with an outdated understanding of Christian beliefs, practices and attitudes, especially with regard to their relationship with Judaism, Jews and Israel.
But Christian views are evolving, particularly since the landmark 1965 Catholic statement known as Nostra Aetate that forever changed the landscape of Jewish-Christian relations. This intriguing, brief introduction focuses on the changing Christian currents within the Roman Catholic Church, Protestant denominations, nondenominational megachurches and the emergent church. It also explores the essential doctrines that undergird most Christian belief, including sin, salvation, Jesus as the Messiah, the Second Coming and Christian Zionism―and compares them to the Jewish understanding of these issues.
Designed to answer Jews’ common questions about Christianity, this enlightening overview is also an excellent interfaith resource that will help all readers understand the changing Christian climate and what its implications are for the future of Judaism and interfaith relations.
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Book details
- Author
- Leonard Schoolman
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
- Topics
- Jewish-Christian relations · Christianity · interfaith dialogue · Roman Catholic Church · Protestant denominations · Nostra Aetate · Christian Zionism · Judaism
- ISBN-13
- 9781580233446 (Paperback)9781683363514 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI LEONARD A. SCHOOLMAN is the founding director of the Center for Religious Inquiry, an interreligious adult education program at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York. He is the author of The Changing Christian World: A Brief Introduction for Jews.
Schoolman is a rabbi and interfaith educator whose work focuses on Jewish-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue.
When he’s not writing, Schoolman leads adult interreligious education in New York. His work in that role informs his exploration of evolving Christian beliefs, denominations, and their relationship with Judaism and Israel.
Leonard lives in New York.