The Merits of ‘Moral Ecumenism’: Secularism, Suspicion and Jewish-Christian Relations in Twentieth-Century Britain
This article uses the history of Jewish-Christian relations in twentieth-century Britain to shed light on the theological and political changes which have shaped inter-faith dialogue, and explore religious responses to the perceived acceleration of secularism. In so doing it questions the centrality...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 3, Pages: 618-643 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Internationaler Rat von Christen und Juden
/ Judaism
/ Christianity
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Antisemitism
/ History 1904-1988
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AX Inter-religious relations BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBF British Isles |
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| Summary: | This article uses the history of Jewish-Christian relations in twentieth-century Britain to shed light on the theological and political changes which have shaped inter-faith dialogue, and explore religious responses to the perceived acceleration of secularism. In so doing it questions the centrality of antisemitism and the Holocaust as the key drivers of change in Jewish-Christian relations and highlights the importance of broader shifts in religious belief, and a growing perception of ‘common ground’ between faiths. While Jewish-Christian relations in Britain are now frequently presented as a model of inter-faith cooperation, this article argues that longstanding theological and political challenges have continued to problematise this role-model status. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046923000040 |