How can finite minds approach an infinite and ultimately unknowable God? Is it true that Christianity is a religion of love and Judaism a religion of law? Can a Jew accept the Orthodox Christian veneration of holy images? How much do Jews and Orthodox Christians have in common when they worship God? What can be done about Christian prayers that Jews find offensive? How much responsibility do Christians carry for antisemitism? These and other questions are addressed in this book which is intended as a major contribution to encounters between Judaism and Orthodox Christianity. In seventeen chapters, expert theologians and historians examine central issues of common concern relating to theology and worship as well as to the vexed historical question of anti-Semitism. The focus is on dialogue and deepened knowledge, as the contributors s dispel widely-held misconceptions and identify a good deal of common ground.
Nicholas de Lange is professor emeritus of Hebrew and Jewish Studies in the University of Cambridge. Elena Narinskaya is an academic researcher in Abrahamic Religions. Sybil Sheridan is a freelance rabbi currently working with Newcastle Reform Synagogue.
Chapter One: Mysticism in the Orthodox Christian Tradition Marcus Plested Chapter Two: The God Who Can and Cannot be Said Daniel Davies Chapter Three: The Unity of God: Christians and the Trinity Andrew Louth Chapter Four: Law and Love in Judaism Norman Solomon Chapter Five: Love: an Orthodox Perspective Andrew Louth Chapter Six: The Christian Church as the New Israel Andrew Louth Chapter Seven: The Journey to Oneself: Anti-Judaism in the Search for Christian Identity Elena Narinskaya Chapter Eight: Idolatry, Veneration of Icons and Worshipping God in Orthodox Christianity Elena Narinskaya Chapter Nine: Iconic Theology in Classical Rabbinic Literature and Orthodox Christianity Daniel H. Weiss Chapter Ten: The Concept of Tradition in Orthodox Worship Kallistos (Timothy) Ware Chapter Eleven: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Jewish Worship Howard Cooper Chapter Twelve: The Jewish Year: Metaphor and Meaning Jeremy Schonfield Chapter Thirteen: The Psalms in Orthodox Christian Worship Yves Dubois Chapter Fourteen: Are there Christian Cultural Elements in Jewish Practice? Michael Hilton Chapter Fifteen: Anti-Judaism and Orthodox Liturgy Michael G. Azar Chapter Sixteen: The Blood Libel in the Russian Orthodox Tradition John D. Klier Chapter Seventeen: Jewish Responses to the Blood Libel in Countries with Historic Orthodox Christian Traditions: Considerations for Dialogue George R. Wilkes
