| |  | | CHRISTIAN JEWISH UNDERSTANDING Examining Nostra Aetate After 40 Years
Edited by Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D. On October 28, 1965, the Catholic bishops of the world voted to approve the shortest and perhaps most controversial document of Vatican II, Nostra Aetate, which addresses the relationship of the Catholic Church to non-Christians. Significantly, it signaled to the Jewish people and to the world that the Catholic Church was rethinking its attitudes, teachings and practices regarding Jews. More than 40 years later, editor Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D., president of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, presents a volume of essays describing the past, present and future of the Nostra Aetate story. It calls attention to the pioneers and pivotal events that have paved the way to where we are now and what needs to be done as we forge ahead and make Nostra Aetate into a lasting reality. $28.95To place an order, visit the SHU Bookstore website. For bulk orders, click here to download an order form
What Do We Want The Other To Teach About Us?
Edited by David L. Coppola, Ph.D. It is no exaggeration to say that for the first time in two millennia, Jews, Christians, and Muslims have the opportunity to put aside their divisiveness and seek reconciliation and understanding. This is an ideal time to remember the past and renew hopes for the future. An important means to pave the way for reconciliation and change is to learn and educate about the other. As an academic and research division of Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding (CCJU) promotes forums for dialogue and study in order to advance greater knowledge, understanding and harmony among religions. The Center wanted to make the most of this moment in history and proposed five conferences on the topic, “What Do We Want the Other To Teach About Us?” This four-year effort began in 2000 in Jerusalem and Edmonton, Canada, followed by conferences in Rome, Italy (2001), Bamberg, Germany (2002), and Fairfield, Connecticut (2003). These conferences are based on the mission of the CCJU which advocates a respect for the dignity of all people, acknowledges a special relationship between Jews, Christians, and Muslims and works to further interreligious dialogue. This volume is a collection of papers by religious leaders and scholars who are actively engaged in interreligious dialogue and are faithful believers in their own religious traditions and who participated in a CCJU-sponsored conference. These essays are meant to inspire continued dialogue and education in parishes, synagogues and mosques as well as be a resource for those who seek understanding, truth, and who work for peace through dialogue. $26.95 To place an order, visit the SHU Bookstore website. For bulk orders, click here to download an order form
 In Love with Life
An American Dream of a Luxembourger
Edmond Israel The unprecedented problems that challenge most of our major institutions and our traditional ways of doing things are so new that few of us have the courage or even the capacity to consider them. Yet Edmond Israel enthusiastically relishes the opportunity to think differently and boldly about how to hold our problems together in creative tension and wrestle with them until moral and efficient solutions can be found. __ From the Forward by Anthony J. Cernera
President, Sacred Heart University
Edmond Israel's memoir, In Love with Life, is an extraordinary book about an extraordinary life. In it, he traces an incredible journey from his childhood in Luxembourg to his family's flight from the Nazis to France before finally securing passage to America. It also chronicles his remarkable forty-year career in international banking. The book ends with his passionate call for a dialogue of all religions and cultures that will lead to a more just, more humane, and more peaceful world.
__ Rabbi Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, Executive Director,
Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding
Sacred Heart University
Edmond Israel was born in Luxembourg and is of Luxembourg nationality. After a long and distinguished career in international banking, he became Chairman of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in 1989 and held the post of President of the Federation of European Stock Exchanges from 1993 to 1995. In 1998, he was elected Vice-Chairman and in 1999 Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Asia-Europe Foundations. He has received numerous international honors from universities, governments, and other public bodies in recognition of his contribution to culture, the financial markets, and Luxembourg. $21.95 To place an order, visit the SHU Bookstore website. For bulk orders, click here to download an order form
Religion and Violence, Religion and Peace
Edited by Rabbi Joseph H. Ehrenkranz and David L. Coppola, Ph.D.
Based on papers presented at a 1998 conference held in Auschwitz and sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University, this volume focuses on the role that religion plays in cultivating peace or promoting violence. Contributors include Amira Shamma Abdin, Anthony J. Cernera, David L. Coppola, Georges Cottier, OP, Cahal B. Cardinal Daly, Rabbi Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, Archbishop Jeremiasz, William H. Cardinal Keeler, Franciszek Cardinal Macharski, Martin Marty, Elisabeth Maxwell, Samuel Pisar, David Rosen, and Rene-Samuel Sirat.
$21.95
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Religion, Violence and Peace: Continuing Conversations and Study Guide
Edited by David L. Coppola, Ph.D. Continuing the conversation that began with the 1999 volume, Religion and Violence, Religion and Peace, this thought-provoking collection of essays also offers a Study Guide that explores the questions of violence and peace faced by people of the Abrahamic faiths. The essays in this work were presented by Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders and scholars at the 2003 conference, “Pathways to Peace in the Abrahamic Faiths,” sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Contributors include David L. Coppola, Rabbi Rene-Samuel Sirat, Adolphe Steg, Rabbi Rene Gutman, James G. Williams, Jean Dujardin, Azizah Al-Hibri, and Louay M. Safi. $21.95 To place an order, visit the SHU Bookstore website. For bulk orders, click here to download an order form
With My Last Breath, Let Me See Jerusalem
The Memoirs of Leo Neuman, Holocaust Survivor
Leo Neuman, a Polish-born Jew, is a witness to an unspeakable tragedy that must be spoken of, and which can never be forgotten: the attempt by the Nazi regime to exterminate the Jewish people, with the resultant murdering of millions of Jews. With My Last Breath is a unique and important first-hand account that will enable scholars and students alike to better understand the Shoah. This book is an invaluable resource for students of all ages, as well as religious leaders and other adults involved in religious education. Most of all, it is written for those students of life who are unafraid to embrace another's pain in the search for truth and wisdom.
$10.00
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Toward Greater Understanding
Essays in Honor of John Cardinal O'Connor
Edited by Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D.
This Festschrift celebrates His Eminence John Cardinal O'Connor's seventy-fifth birthday. Contributed by an extraordinary variety of distinguished scholars, statesmen, and church and synagogue leaders, the essays explore the many challenges of deepening the dialogue between Christians and Jews.
Contributors include Rabbi Jack Bemporad, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Heward Idris Cardinal Cassidy, President Chaim Herzog, William H. Cardinal Keeler, Berard Cardinal Law, David Novak, Rabbi Mordecai Waxman, Elie Wiesel, and Rabbi Walter S. Wurzburger.
$19.45 To place an order, visit the SHU Bookstore website. For bulk orders, click here to download an order form
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