Convergence and Asymmetry
Observations on the Current State of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/isit.42079Keywords:
Jewish-Christian dialogue, Messianic Judaism, supersessionismAbstract
Drawing on a survey of forty-five statements on the status of JewishChristian dialogue, this article argues that the theme of convergence which underlies a substantial portion of this dialogue programme arises from an asymmetric power relationship, in which Christian institutions have been insufficiently attentive to the issue of Jewish self-understanding.
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