The Cruelty of Supersessionism: The Case of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The impact of the Shoah on Christian biblical and theological studies has been significant. The Christian doctrine of supersessionism, the replacement of the Jews and Judaism by the Christian church, has come in for particular criticism. Some more traditional scholars have either ignored these criti...

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Main Author: Phelan, John E. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B displacement theory
B Shoah
B Holocaust
B Bonhoeffer
B Supersessionism
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