To be a Jew, essentially and not just accidentally, is to regard the Jewish people as one's sole primal community. Election by the unique God requires total and unconditional loyalty to one people. David Novak accidentallycommunityelection Change image and share on social
Perhaps the main stumbling block to a better, and more fruitful, theological relationship with Judaism and the Jewish people has been the tendency of many Christian theologians to see the Christ event as the end of history. David Novak blockchristchristian share on social
Many of us, both Jews and Christians, want the public square to be pluralistic, which is neither partisan nor naked. David Novak christianjewnaked Change image and share on social
Theology always has moral implications, and morality is always undergirded by theology. David Novak implicationmoralmorality Change image and share on social
At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom. David Novak acceptcatholicfreedom Change image and share on social
During the Middle Ages, Jews were members of a semi-independent polity within a larger polity. David Novak ageindependentjew Change image and share on social
Foundational autonomy asserts instead that in the most fundamental practical sense, I am my own creator, which means that at the core, I am alone. David Novak assertautonomycore Change image and share on social
The Holocaust, taken by itself, is a black hole. To look at it directly is to be swallowed up by it. David Novak blackdirectlyhole Change image and share on social
Jews have not only become equal citizens in Western democracies, they have become leading citizens. And, of course, the reestablishment of the State of Israel has given Jews a political presence in the world they have not had since biblical times. David Novak biblicalcitizendemocracy share on social
The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone. David Novak emergeholocaustimply share on social
