Established in June 1992, the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding is a direct outgrowth of the Second Vatican Council's teachings which encourage interreligious dialogue and understanding. The educational resources and articles included here act as a forum with the purpose of stimulating dialogue and advancing greater knowledge, understanding, and harmony among people of good will. These articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the CCJU or of Sacred Heart University. If you have comments or would like to suggest other resources or articles please Contact the CCJU.
A Sacred Obligation: Rethinking Christian Faith in Relation to Judaism and the Jewish People
A Statement by the Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations (September 1, 2002)
The Role of the Church and a Catholic University in the Contemporary World
Cardinal Walter Kasper (2001)
Then and Now: 10 Advances in Christian-Jewish Understanding Since Nostra Aetate,
by David L. Coppola, Ph.D.
Pope Pius XII and the Jews
by Rabbi David G. Dalin
The Holy See and Jerusalem
By Luis Tauran
The Shoah
by Sr. Margherita Marchione, Ph.D.
Christian-Jewish Relations 1989-1993
by Eugene J. Fisher
Christian-Jewish Relations 1993-1999
by Eugene J. Fisher
God In Search of Man
reflection by Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Roots of Anti-Judaism in the Christian Environment Creating and Nourishing the Signs of a New Dialogue
by Rino Fisichella
Reflection and Orientations on Interreligious Dialogue and the Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and Proclamation link to
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