Uncovering the Church's Relations with Judaism and Islam: a three-level reading of the Declaration “Nostra Aetate”

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https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.15.001.DS10

Abstract

The Second Vatican Council brought significant changes to the position towards  and relationship of the Catholic Church with the other religions of the world. In this context, the Church’s relationship with Judaism and Islam - “religions of the Book” that, over the centuries, experienced severe conflicts and tensions, often with tragic results – gained special contours. In this article, the authors aim to examine these transformations from a reading of the declaration Nostra Aetate, a key document issued by the Council on Religious Dialogue. For this, they suggest a hermeneutic approach based on three readings that allow a deeper understanding of the document, its internal organization, its theological coherence and its connection with the other documents resulting from the Second Vatican Council.

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Author Biography

Frank Usarski, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Frank Usarski é livre docente em Ciências da Religião pela PUC-SP. Professor no PPG em Ciências da Religião da PUC-SP.

Published

2023-04-28

How to Cite

Wolff Apolloni, R., & Usarski, F. (2023). Uncovering the Church’s Relations with Judaism and Islam: a three-level reading of the Declaration “Nostra Aetate”. Pistis Praxis, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.15.001.DS10