"Den Willen unseres Vaters im Himmel tun" - Anfragen des christlich-jüdischen Dialogs an Theologie und Kirche(n)

Information from the organiser

The guilt of the churches towards Judaism over the centuries is widely recognised. However, theology must not stop at a historical reappraisal. Rather, consequences must be drawn for all theological disciplines and everyday church life, which has happened far too little so far. In practice, the continuing effectiveness of anti-Jewish narratives or an unreflected appropriation of Jewish traditions is often evident. The lecture outlines the specific relationship of the German Old Catholic Church to Judaism and formulates cross-denominationally relevant questions that have arisen from the Christian-Jewish dialogue since the Seelisbeerg Conference in 1947. How can we speak of Christian faith without disparaging Judaism? What about the reception of Jewish dialogue documents? What role do the relationship to Judaism and anti-Semitism play in ecumenism?