Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzabala

In God's Presence

World Religions

“In God’s Presence offers a sweeping view of Judaism, historically and thematically. It is of extraordinary interest also for the Christian world and, in fact, for anyone interested in understanding religion’s influence on the life of the world. More than just an academic analysis or a theoretical presentation of history and great ideas, Goshen-Gottstein’s book is the fruit of his religious experience and of his years of encounters and reflections. These have taken shape in this book and have found a clear and simple but at the same time rigorous, profound, and convincing expression. Ever since establishing a new Catholic approach to Judaism at the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has affirmed the value of a fuller acquaintance with and appreciation of postbiblical Judaism and its spiritual testimony, as these have developed over millennia since the separation between the faiths. I cannot think of a finer and more comprehensive way of meeting this challenge than In God’s Presence.”