Journal of Ecumenical Studies articles

Recent articles from Journal of Ecumenical Studies

Note to readers.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... Tony Maan's essay. "The Eucharistic Presence of Christ in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Protestant Popular Piety: Toward a Catholic-Protestant Rapprochement?" appeared in the Fall, 2008, issue of J.E.S. in a version that was not the final edited text. I deeply regret this faux pas on my part. The...

Evangelical-Jewish relations: politics, policy, and theology.
January 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Several years ago, the late Murray Friedman, founder and director of the Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple University in Philadelphia, identified the beginning of a shift in the relationship between evangelicals and Jews. He wrote that,...

Evangelical proselytizing at the U.S. Air Force Academy: the civilian-military controversy, 2004-2006.(Essay)
January 1, 2009... November, 2004, marked the beginning of a two-year, very public controversy over religious advocacy in the U.S. Air Force. Initially, it focused on the religious climate at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as a result of extensive newspaper coverage of the promotion of...

Pluralism, postmodernity, and religious liberty: the abiding necessity of free speech and religious convictions in the public square.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Jews and evangelicals have made important strides in understanding each other in recent years. (1) Issues such as America's Christian heritage, (2) the legitimacy of the State of Israel, (3) and the need for evangelical pro-Israeli support in the midst of Israel's struggle for survival (4)...

To fix the world: Jewish convictions affecting social issues.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Jewish responses to social issues, like those of any other group, are, in part, a function of the group's interests. As a small minority of the American population, Jews have historically supported laws, policies, and programs that guarantee the rights of individuals and minorities against...