Resuming Conflict. Benedict’s “Grace and Vocation” and the Limit of Dialogue
Resuming Conflict. Benedict’s “Grace and Vocation” and the Limit of Dialogue
Author(s): Luca Di BlasiSubject(s): Comparative Studies of Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: Christianity; Judaism; Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger); Inter-religious dialogue; disagreement; Leo Strauss;
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes Benedict XVI’s disputed text “Grace and Vocation Without Remorse: Comments on the Treatise ‘De Iudaeis’” from 2018 not only as the specification and, in part, restoration of a traditional Christian understanding of God's covenant with Israel, but implicitly also as an attempt both to re-evaluate the Christian tradition of treatises on Jews and to revitalize a dispute between Christianity and Judaism on theological questions. Through this attempt, the limits of the idea of inter-religious dialogue between (Catholic) Christianity and (Rabbinic)Judaism become abundantly clear.
Journal: The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence
- Issue Year: 4/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-12
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English