Peter A. Pettit

Luther the Anti-Semite

History & Biography

“A broad and perceptive reading of recent scholarship treating Luther’s anti-Jewish attitudes and writings leads Goshen-Gottstein to analyze various pitfalls of passionate religious engagement along theological, psychological, sociological, and communal lines. These become a cautionary tale for him in his own contemporary Israeli and Jewish context. Here is a convenient, commanding summary of 'Luther and the Jews,' a stimulating new approach to interreligious learning in an unlikely quarter, and a challenging self-reflection on the relationship to non-Jews in Judaism, Jewish identity, and the Jewish State in the 21st century.”

Reconciliation and Transformation

Theology

“This stimulating, creative work leads skillfully through a maze of topics relating to Jesus’ death and its meaning. Sacrifice as the Bible really shows it, Judaism and Christianity as compatibly different experiences of God’s covenantal love, and lessons about violence from Black theology are just three refractions to emerge from this gem. It is a great read on its own and will also be a powerful teaching text.”