Judaism and Other Faiths [Hardcover]

This pioneering study is the first full-length exploration of the relationship between Judaism and the world's religions. After tracing the history of Jewish views of other religious traditions, the author formulates a new Jewish theology of religious pluralism. This is a vital source for all those who seek to understand Judaism among the universe of faiths.Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Challenge of Religious Pluralism - Biblical and Rabbinic Views - Medieval Conflict between Jews and Christians - Persecution and Apostasy in the Early Modern Period - The Impact of the Enlightenment - Jewish Reflections in the Age of Emancipation - Modern Jewish Thought - Post-Holocaust Jewish Thinkers - Jewish Religious Pluralism - ConclusionDan Cohn-Sherbok