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Examining Nostra Aetate After 40 Years: Catholic-Jewish Relations In Our Time, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed. Jan 2007

Examining Nostra Aetate After 40 Years: Catholic-Jewish Relations In Our Time, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed.

Sacred Heart University Press Books

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., former 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 …


Continuity And Plurality In Catholic Theology: Essays In Honor Of Gerald A. Mccool, S.J., Anthony J. Cernera, Ed. Jan 1998

Continuity And Plurality In Catholic Theology: Essays In Honor Of Gerald A. Mccool, S.J., Anthony J. Cernera, Ed.

Sacred Heart University Press Books

The essays gathered in the Festschrift, on the occasion of Father McCool's eightieth birthday, celebrate his life and contributions to the Church and the Catholic intellectual tradition.


Vatican Ii: The Continuing Agenda, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed. Jan 1997

Vatican Ii: The Continuing Agenda, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed.

Sacred Heart University Press Books

The essays in this collection examine the spirit of Vatican II at work during a period of rapid changes and profound transitions within the global community.


Toward Greater Understanding: Essays In Honor Of John Cardinal O'Connor, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed. Jan 1995

Toward Greater Understanding: Essays In Honor Of John Cardinal O'Connor, Anthony J. Cernera, Ed.

Sacred Heart University Press Books

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.