The Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism Judaism
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Book
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Category
Judaism
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Publication Year
1961
Publisher
Volume
73
Pages
108
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Pope Pius XI said of Catholics, during the dark days of the Nazi persecution of the Jews, "Spiritually, we are Semites."
He was affirming the close bond that exists between Judaism and Christianity. For it is to the Jews that Catholics owe their spiritual heritage. God set aside the Israelites as his Chosen People and trained them to protect the purity of His Revelation; His ultimate aim being the salvation of all mankind.
"In God's design," the author of this book declares, "Israel represents all mankind. Israel is his witness. The dialogue of Israel and its Lord . . . is the story of every man, of every one of us."
While a break between Jews and Christians developed in the early days of Christianity, it is the earnest belief of Catholics that this break will some day be mended.
The author first stresses the theological and historical links between the Church and Judaism. Later, he outlines the history of the Jews, explains Judaism's main doctrines, and describes Jewish worship and prayer. A concluding section studies mystical trends in Judaism.
The author, Paul Demann, is a central figure in the European movement to heal the breach between Catholics and Jews. He began his work secretly in Nazi-occupied Belgium during World War II. Since 1948 he has been director of a journal, Cahier Sioniens, Paris, and of the Centre d'Etude et de Documentation, both of which are devoted to a rapprochement between Christians and Jews.
Father Demann was born in Budapest in 1912. He studied and practiced architecture before entering the Congregation of the Priests of Notre Dame of Zion. He studied theology at the University of Louvain, Belgium, and was ordained a priest in 1944.
PJ Hepburne-Scottt translated Judaism from the French.
Taken from the inside flaps.
He was affirming the close bond that exists between Judaism and Christianity. For it is to the Jews that Catholics owe their spiritual heritage. God set aside the Israelites as his Chosen People and trained them to protect the purity of His Revelation; His ultimate aim being the salvation of all mankind.
"In God's design," the author of this book declares, "Israel represents all mankind. Israel is his witness. The dialogue of Israel and its Lord . . . is the story of every man, of every one of us."
While a break between Jews and Christians developed in the early days of Christianity, it is the earnest belief of Catholics that this break will some day be mended.
The author first stresses the theological and historical links between the Church and Judaism. Later, he outlines the history of the Jews, explains Judaism's main doctrines, and describes Jewish worship and prayer. A concluding section studies mystical trends in Judaism.
The author, Paul Demann, is a central figure in the European movement to heal the breach between Catholics and Jews. He began his work secretly in Nazi-occupied Belgium during World War II. Since 1948 he has been director of a journal, Cahier Sioniens, Paris, and of the Centre d'Etude et de Documentation, both of which are devoted to a rapprochement between Christians and Jews.
Father Demann was born in Budapest in 1912. He studied and practiced architecture before entering the Congregation of the Priests of Notre Dame of Zion. He studied theology at the University of Louvain, Belgium, and was ordained a priest in 1944.
PJ Hepburne-Scottt translated Judaism from the French.
Taken from the inside flaps.
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