Hat denn Gott sein Volk verstossen?
die evangelische Kirche und das Judentum seit 1945 : ein Kommentar
Description:... Discusses official pronouncements of the German Evangelical Church (EKD) on Christian-Jewish relations. Confessions of guilt by Church bodies right after the war do not specifically mention the Jews. The first declaration on the "Jewish question", made in 1948 by the "Bruderrat" of the EKD, a successor of the Confessing Church, calls for a new relationship to Israel in view of the guilt incurred by German Christians and denounces racism, but reasserts traditional anti-Jewish dogma: Jewish responsibility for the Crucifixion, God's judgment on Israel, and the Church as the "New Israel." Subsequent declarations were more explicit about Christian guilt but retained the anti-Jewish theology. The 1975 report of the study commission "Church and Judaism" and declarations of regional synods in the 1980s mark a new beginning. They generally contain a confession of Christian guilt for the Holocaust, a radical revision of anti-Jewish dogma, and recognition of Israel as a partner in dialogue. also reviews declarations by the World Council of Churches, the Catholic Church, and Protestant Churches in other countries.
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