Alan Brill is the Cooperman/Ross Endowed Chair for Jewish-Christian Studies at Seton Hall University, where he teaches Judaism, interfaith studies, and theology of religions. His books include Judaism and Other Religions (2010), Judaism and World Religions (2012), and Rabbi on the Ganges: A Jewish-Hindu Encounter (2019).
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The work of theological reflection in Jewish-Christian dialogue too often has been lopsided, with Christian theological perspectives dominating. In this book, Alan Brill offers a Jewish counterweight, indicating new pathways for Jewish comparative theological reflections on core Christian doctrines. Such work is needed in order to propel the dialogue further. --Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Kraft Family Professor, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College, and author of The More Torah, the More Life: A Christian Commentary on Mishnah Avot This book brims with generosity to Brill's Christian interlocutors, grounded in his lifelong serious study of Christian texts and theologies and in his mastery of Jewish traditions. That such a book exists is a cause for rejoicing. Too often, Jewish and Christian thinkers avoid talking together in a constructively comparative way, due to a paralyzing fear of getting things wrong or being criticized by the other. This book is a treasure-trove for future conversation, undertaken in a spirit of respect while avoiding a false syncretism. --Matthew Levering, James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary, and author of Engaging the Doctrine of Israel Alan Brill's A Jewish Trinity is a wise and instructive depiction of central Christian doctrines as they appear to his Jewish eyes. Christian theologians have much to learn from it. --Paul J. Griffiths, author of Israel: A Christian Grammar Alan Brill is a master of Jewish and Christian sources, and this is a breakthrough book. He examines key Christian doctrines showing commonality, difference, and intriguing unanswered questions arising from his comparative exercise. Brill keeps the conversation open and avoids any facile assimilation. --Gavin D'Costa, professor of interreligious theology, Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome, and emeritus professor of Catholic theology, University of Bristol Alan Brill's direct engagement of Christian systematic theology helps advance the profoundly important but neglected area of theological study in the dialogue called for by the Second Vatican Council. The book significantly deepens the theological dimension of contemporary Christian-Jewish dialogue. --Matthew Tapie, associate professor of theology, and director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, Saint Leo University