Educational Resources
center for christian-jewish learning
Background Information
- Some Principles for Interreligious Dialogue
- A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Criteria for Assessing the Presentation of Jews and Judaism in Christian Teaching and Homiletic Materials
- Do's and Don't When Teaching or Preaching About Jesus' Ministry
- Ten New Christian Convictions About Jews and Judaism
- "The Christian Teaching of Contempt for Jews and Judaism: A Primary Source Sampler"
Advent Resources
- The Birth of Jesus: Two Gospel Narratives (an online mini-course)
- Suggested Revised Lyrics for "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" and Commentary
- Advent Preaching Guidelines from U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy
Lenten and Holy Week Resources
- Lenten Resources
- The Death of Jesus: Four Gospel Accounts (an online mini-course)
- Suggested Passion Narrative Readings for Liturgical Use during Holy Week
- Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion
- Resources on the Mel Gibson movie production, The Passion of Christ
Multimedia
- Walking God's Paths: Christians and Jews in Candid Conversation (a six session multimedia dialogue curriculum)
- The Theological Contributions of Pope John Paul II to Catholic-Jewish Relations (a slide show)
- Open Doors, Open Minds (a seven-part curriculum for Christian-Jewish dialogue prepared by the Union for Reform Judaism)