Study Group Relationship Judaism Christianity
The interdisciplinary Werkgroep Relatie Jodendom Christendom (Study Group Relationship Judaism Christianity) researches the meaning of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity in past and present.
Focus
This relationship touches upon theology in its entirety and therefore has an interdisciplinary character. Attention is paid to the birth of Christianity in its Jewish setting and to the history of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity as well as its separation. The Werkgroep Relatie Jodendom Christendom also studies the current relations between Judaism and Christianity and its meaning for the Catholic practise of theology.
International cooperation
The Werkgroep Relatie Jodendom Christendom is part of an international partnership of the following institutes:
- Bar-Ilan University, Israël
- Schechter Institutes, Jerusalem (connected to the Israeli department of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York)
- Protestant Theological University (PThU), Amsterdam
Jewish and Christian Perspectives
Jewish and Christian Perspectives is a series of publications resulting from the partnership mentioned above. More information about this series can be found on the website.
More information
For more information about the Werkgroep Relatie Jodendom Christendom, please visit the group's Dutch webpages by clicking the language switch in the top-left corner of this page, or contact the coördinator of the study group:
- prof. dr. M.J.H.M. Poorthuis
Room NV 205
Phone: +31 13 466 3815
E-mail: m.j.h.m.poorthuis@tilburguniversity.edu