The Life of Monologue
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In the turbulent wake of Vatican II, controversial statements by Pope Paul VI and Bishop Luigi Carli about Jewish culpability for Christ's death exposed a deepening rift between Christianity and Judaism that persists today. Through analysis of ecclesiastical documents, editorial responses, and theological scholarship, Silverman demonstrates how Christian-Jewish dialogue has devolved into monologue due to persistent anti-Semitic underpinnings in Christian doctrine. The investigation spans Protestant and Catholic positions, including Lutheran theological attempts to reconcile with anti-Jewish elements in Luther's writings and Vatican II deliberations on Jewish-Christian relations. A critical examination of contemporary Christian theologians highlights A. Roy Eckardt's radical theological revision as a potential path forward. Eckardt argues that authentic dialogue requires Christians to acknowledge the Church's complicity in centuries of anti-Semitism, recognize anti-Semitic roots within Christian Scripture itself, and abandon claims to supersede Judaism as the "true Israel." Without fundamental theological reformation addressing these core issues, genuine interfaith encounter remains impossible, resulting instead in Christian monologue that ultimately leads to silence and continued religious tension.

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Published 1965
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David Silverman