“Shalom, Shalom, Shalom Israel!” Jews and Judaism in Helmut Gollwitzer's Life and Theology

This essay examines the place of Israel in the life and thought of Helmut Gollwitzer, an important German theologian of the mid-twentieth century. It examines his experiences with the Confessing Church struggle against the Nazi Reich, his solidarity with the Jewish people in the wake of the November...

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Main Author: McMaken, W. Travis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations [2015]
In: Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Year: 2015, Volume: 10, Issue: 1
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBB German language area
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Helmut Gollwitzer
B Jewish-Christian dialogue
B Confessing Church
B Israel
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Summary:This essay examines the place of Israel in the life and thought of Helmut Gollwitzer, an important German theologian of the mid-twentieth century. It examines his experiences with the Confessing Church struggle against the Nazi Reich, his solidarity with the Jewish people in the wake of the November 1938 pogrom, and his leadership in Jewish-Christian dialogue after the conclusion of the second world war. The essay ends with suggestions from Gollwitzer's example for Christians who engage in Jewish-Christian dialogue today.
ISSN:1930-3777
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian-Jewish relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.6017/scjr.v10i1.8657