<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>One of the smallest and most influential documents of Vatican II is the <italic>Nostra aetate</italic>
 (declaration. The dynamic of the discussions as it was formulated and the subsequent arduous process of and reception application on local church level proved that the reconsideration of the attitude of the Roman-Catholic Church towards Judaism was concealing unforeseen consequences at the moment of the promulgation. Not only that <italic>Nostra aetate</italic> has been a turning point for the relationships between Catholicism and Judaism, but it has opened and encouraged – of course, along other documents of the council – a whole new perception of one another and of the ecumenical dialogue. The Jewish response to the 50 years Jubilee of Vatican II confirms the ultimately social relevance of the possible collaboration between Christians and Jews in ethical issues. This paper puts at the fore the Nostra aetate as example for the Orthodox Church as well, and draws attention to the many benefits that may follow such responses.</p></abstract>

One of the smallest and most influential documents of Vatican II is the Nostra aetate
 (declaration. The dynamic of the discussions as it was formulated and the subsequent arduous process of and reception application on local church level proved that the reconsideration of the attitude of the Roman-Catholic Church towards Judaism was concealing unforeseen consequences at the moment of the promulgation. Not only that Nostra aetate has been a turning point for the relationships between Catholicism and Judaism, but it has opened and encouraged – of course, along other documents of the council – a whole new perception of one another and of the ecumenical dialogue. The Jewish response to the 50 years Jubilee of Vatican II confirms the ultimately social relevance of the possible collaboration between Christians and Jews in ethical issues. This paper puts at the fore the Nostra aetate as example for the Orthodox Church as well, and draws attention to the many benefits that may follow such responses.

The Increasing Social Relevance of the Catholic Liturgical and Theological Reform Regarding Judaism (Nostra aetate 4): an Orthodox Point of View

Research Fellow at the Institute for Ecumenical Research of the Lucian Blaga University

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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One of the smallest and most influential documents of Vatican II is the Nostra aetate
 (declaration. The dynamic of the discussions as it was formulated and...

The Increasing Social Relevance of the Catholic Liturgical and Theological Reform Regarding Judaism (Nostra aetate 4): an Orthodox Point of View

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 258 - 269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2017-0018

Keywords
liturgical renewal, Nostra aetate, Orthodox liturgy, anti-Judaism, ecumenism, social theology

© 2017 Alexandru Ioniţă, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Increasing Social Relevance of the Catholic Liturgical and Theological Reform Regarding Judaism (Nostra aetate 4): an Orthodox Point of View

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 258 - 269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2017-0018

Keywordsliturgical renewal, Nostra aetate, Orthodox liturgy, anti-Judaism, ecumenism, social theology

© 2017 Alexandru Ioniţă, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
liturgical renewal, Nostra aetate, Orthodox liturgy, anti-Judaism, ecumenism, social theology