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This book examines how American Jews from colonial times to the present have contended with living in a fundamentally Christian state. Separation of church and state has become a veritable creed in the American Jewish community, and the focus of the work is the way in which Jewish actions have contributed to the development of this separation in the US.
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The history of Judaising movements has been largely ignored by historians of religion. This volume analyzes the interplay between colonialism, a Judaism not traditionally viewed as proselytising but which at certain points was struggling to heed the Prophets and become a light unto the Gentiles' and the attraction for many different peoples of the rooted historicity of Judaism and by the symbolic appropriation of Jewish suffering. This book will look at the role of colonialism in the development of Judaising movements throughout the world, including New Zealand, Japan, India, Burma and Africa. Particular attention will be paid to the Lemba tribe of Southern Africa. A remarkable parallel movement in 1930s Southern Italy will also be dealt with. The history of the converts of San Nicandro is seen in the context of currents of Jewish universalism, messianism and Zionism. Gender issues are also discussed here as the converted women assumed powers they had not hitherto enjoyed.
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• 1. Bd. Allgemeiner Teil.

• Judentum und Christentum / Rabbiner Dr. Dienemann
• Mohammed und das Judentum / Louis-Germain Lévy
• Buddhismus und Judentum / Rabbiner Dr. Steinthal.

• Judentum und Christentum / Rabbiner Dr. Dienemann
• Mohammed und das Judentum / Louis-Germain Lévy
• Buddhismus und Judentum / Rabbiner Dr. Steinthal.

Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings offers a new perspective on Judaism, Christianity and Islam as religions of the book. Their problematic relation seems to indicate that there is more that divides than unites these religions. The present volume will show that there is an intricate web of relations between the texts of these three religious traditions. On many levels readings and interpretations intermingle and influence each other. Studying the multifaceted history of the way Hebrew texts were read and interpreted in so many different contexts may contribute to a better understanding of the complicated relation between Jews, Christians and Muslims. These studies are dedicated to Dineke Houtman honouring her work as professor of Jewish-Christian relations.
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• Foreword, by Prince Hassan bin Tallal vii Preface xiii
• 1 Interfaith Dialogue - A Personal Introduction 1 From Theory to Practice
• 2 The Challenge to Judaism of Interfaith Dialogue 11
• 3 Chances and Limits of Multicultural Society 23
• 4 Reflections on the Jewish Immigrant Experience 34
• 5 Controversy for the Sake of Heaven 48
• 6 Between Controversy and Conflict 62
• 7 The Ten Commandments and the Quest for Universal Values 73
• 8 Risk-taking in Religious Dialogue 90
• 9 Teaching the Teachers 107 Addressing Christians
• 10 Jewish Perceptions of Jesus 122
• 11 When I See What Christians Make of the 'Hebrew' Bible 134 Addressing Muslims
• 12 Jewish Perceptions of Muhammad 147
• 13 The Challenges Facing the Muslim Community 161 Addressing Jews
• 14 Towards a Jewish-Muslim Dialogue 169 Interfaith Dialogue and the Middle East: A Documentation
• 15 Haman's New Victims 179
• 16 An Evening of Mourning for the Victims of the Massacre at the Hebron Mosque 183
• 17 Prayers for Peace in the Middle East 188
• 18 From a Narrow Place: A New Year Sermon 192
• 19 The Journey to Dialogue 199 Afterword, by Karen Armstrong 204
• Appendix I: What is JCM? 208
• Appendix II: A Prayer for Interfaith Meetings 214 Notes on the Text 215 References 221 Index 223.
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Suicide killings - both in America and Israel - have focused world attention on international terrorism. The involvement of people claiming that their Islamic faith justified murderous suicide action has intensified the demonization of Islam in the West, and in turn highlighted the need to understand and relate to Muslims in all their diversity. Rabbi Jonathan Magonet has long been engaged in interfaith dialogue, and in this book he explores the issues that arise with such an encounter and challenges the Jewish community to broaden its commitment to interfaith dialogue in a complex and rapidly changing world.
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Jewish sins against Judaism, Christianity and Islam.