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Record Nr.

UNINA9910838220303321

Autore

Polyakov Emma O'Donnell

Titolo

The Nun in the Synagogue : Judeocentric Catholicism in Israel / / Emma O'Donnell Polyakov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Penn State University Press, , [2021]

©2020

ISBN

0-271-08876-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Disciplina

261.26095694

Soggetti

Identification (Religion) - History - 20th century

Philosemitism

Catholics - Israel

Judaism

Interfaith relations

Catholics

Judaism - Relations - Catholic Church

Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Behind the monastery walls -- A new philosemitism -- Christian constructions of the Jew -- Christian responses to Israel -- The "mystery of Israel" -- Precedents and predecessors -- A mission reversed : the sisters of Sion -- A Christian Aliyah? -- Navigating Jewish-Christian identity -- Conversion, belonging, and Holocaust trauma -- Theology after the Holocaust -- Interreligious dialogue and monasticism -- Between the synagogue and the church -- The problematics of prayer for the Jewish people.

Sommario/riassunto

"A study of Catholic perceptions of Jews, Judaism, and Israel, offering an exploration of biographical narratives and reflections on Holocaust trauma, conversion, Zionism, and religious identity"--