A Jewish Response to Gavin D'Costa, "Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews and Christians"
Responding from a Jewish perspective to Gavin D’Costa’s theology of Jews and Judaism as expressed in his book on Vatican II, I examine the implications of his rejection of some of the most important fruits of Catholic-Jewish dialogue in the past half-century. His theology leaves little space for the...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Review |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Louvain studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 273-285 |
| Review of: | Vatican II (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014) (Langer, Ruth)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vatican Council 2. (1962-1965 : Vatikanstadt), Nostra aetate
/ Catholic church
/ Judaism
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Mission (international law
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
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| Summary: | Responding from a Jewish perspective to Gavin D’Costa’s theology of Jews and Judaism as expressed in his book on Vatican II, I examine the implications of his rejection of some of the most important fruits of Catholic-Jewish dialogue in the past half-century. His theology leaves little space for the living Judaism of today and Jewish self-understanding, matters considered crucial in the Vatican’s implementation documents for Nostra Aetate 4. Consequently, he misunderstands the Jewish perception that all Christian mission, even if non-coercive, constitutes a grave existential threat. Finally, I address D’Costa’s reliance on the concept of ‘invincible ignorance’ and the unfortunate impact of employing technical terminology whose nuances one’s listeners will misunderstand. I suggest alternative framings of all these topics that would be more compatible with Jewish self-understanding. |
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| ISSN: | 0024-6964 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "A Response to the Essays (2017)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Louvain studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/LS.40.3.3245492 |