Tag Archives: jewish-christian relations
4 August 1947 10 Points of Seelisberg realigns Christian-Jewish relations #otdimjh
Still reeling from the shock, terror and trauma of the Holocaust, Christians began the painful but much needed task of re-visioning their historic relationship with the Jewish people, renouncing the ‘teaching of contempt’ and recognising the disastrous effects of supersessionism. In … Continue reading
12 January 1978 Rhineland Evangelical Church pubilshes “Towards Renovation of the Relationship of Christians and Jews” #onthisday #otdimjh
The Synod of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, a leading voice within the EKD, proposes steps for the construction of a new relationship between Christians and Jews. These groundbreaking theses lack only one thing – the recognition, invitation and … Continue reading
#Onthisday #otdimjh 2 January 1982 World Council of Churches Consultation recognises existence of Messianic Jews in context of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
2 January 1982 Consultation on the Church and the Jewish People (CCJP) of the World Council of Churches adopts Ecumenical Considerations on Jewish-Christian Dialogue. When it met in London Colney, England, in June 1981, the CCJP adopted its final revisions … Continue reading