The Meeting of Jew and Christian in the Act of Remembering, Restoring, and Reconciling: A Case Study of the Matzevah Foundation
Baumgartner, Erich W.
Andrews University
2020
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Ph.D.
Andrews University
2020
Problem: Due to long-standing religious, racial, and cultural tensions, a complex and challenging relationship exists between Jews and Christians. The resulting breach isolates and separates these two faith groups from each other. Consequently, they struggle to interact and engage in meaningful dialogue, which could repair the breach and lead to forgiveness and reconciliation. Dialogue bridges the gap between Jew and Christian, allowing them to meet in the third space-the liminal space of the Jewish cemetery in Poland. Jews and Christians may deal with the evil of the past through what researchers term as "loving acts."