Blessing of a New Dawn: Reorienting Christianity's Relation to Judaism - by Mary Boys (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis

An expert in Jewish-Christian relations and a serious student of Scripture engages the latest scholarship to offer a succinct, informative exploration of the history that informed Christian attitudes toward Judaism, and how a new reading can lead to a richer understanding between peoples.

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RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General

RELIGION / Christian Theology / General

RELIGION / Judaism / History

BLESSING OF A NEW DAWN

Reorienting Christianity's Relation to Judaism

Mary C. Boys

978-1-62698-621-3

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"A book of towering stature, an immense contribution to one of the greatest religious and moral revolutions of all time: Christianity's repentance and revision of its relationship to Judaism."--Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg

"With clear sight and keen expression, Prof. Boys offers guidance on the fractious past of Christian-Jewish relations and hope for harmony as we walk God's path together into the future."--Rabbi Burton Visotzky, director, Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue, Jewish Theological Seminary

"A vitally persuasive book! Read it and be inspired to act."--Elizabeth Johnson, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Fordham University

"Mary Boys gently and persuasively helps readers to recognize how reorienting their relationship to Judaism not only corrects distortions of the Gospel but also encourages a deeper understanding with Jesus."--Amy-Jill Levine, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace

"Nothing less than a theological tour-de-force, accessible but also authoritative. . . . Readers will come away from reading this volume not only more educated but also enthused, edified by her vision of Christianity's relationship to Judaism based on hope and partnership."--Dr. Ed Kessler, MBE, founder president, Woolf Institute

About the Author

Mary C. Boys is the Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. A renowned scholar and expert on Jewish-Christian dialogue, she is a member of the Committee on Religion, Ethics, and the Holocaust at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Formerly, she served on the board of the Catholic Theological Society of America and on the advisory committee for the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the United States Catholic Bishops. She is a member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary