1. Rozpolcené svědomí katolíka v Izraeli: Když praxe zpochybňuje teorii.
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O. P., Olivier-Thomas Venard
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ORTHODOX Jews , *CHRISTIAN communities , *AVERSION , *CATHOLICS , *PALESTINIANS , *CONSCIENCE , *CHRISTIAN-Jewish relations ,WESTERN countries - Abstract
A professor of The École Biblique in Jerusalem doesn't offer a general description of Jewish-Christian interreligious dialogue but a personal insight into the stages of discovering Israel's specificity by a western catholic. He describes existential troubles of a catholic living in Israel and experiencing bulling by the state, e.g. through the unclearly defined status of Christian communities in the country. Venard criticises the idea that a western man should automatically love and support Israel regarding a guilty conscience or as an expression of antipathy toward Islam. He also writes about theological difficulties. A catholic is theologically interested in a dialogue with the older brothers in faith, but morally attracted to oppressed Palestinians. His conscience experiences a deep conflict. In addition, Orthodox Jews express no interest in any dialogue. Venard comes to the conclusion that Israel today is for a catholic an opportunity to cultivate his spiritual power, inner freedom and Christian hope. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2020