Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation

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Description
Turmoil still grips the Middle East and fear now paralyzes post-9/11 America. The comforts and challenges of this book thus remain as relevant as when first published in 1987. But with the addition of further reflections on the future of Judaism and Israel written during the 1990s, Ellis has surely shown that the ideas he advocates still address a fundamental problem of justice. Ellis's deft use of liberation theology to make connections between the Holocaust and contemporary communities from the Third World reminds both Jews and oppressed Christians that they share common ground in the experiences of abandonment, suffering, and death. The connections reveal that Jews and Christians also share a common cause in the battle against idolatry, represented now by affluence, national security, and survival no matter the costs. But Ellis, prophetically, further points to a shared ethical challenge: the reality of anti-Semitism should never become an excuse to evade solidarity with the oppressed peoples - e.g., African, Asian, and Latin Americans and especially Palestinian. Indeed, Ellis boldly suggests that for Jews to be truly Jewish they must embrace the pain and suffering of the Palestinians.

ISBN: 9781932792003
Classification: Judaism
Format: Hardback (229mm x 152mm x 24mm)
Pages: 250
Publish Date: 31-Aug-2004
Country of Publication: United States