1st Edition

Israel, the Church, and Millenarianism A Way beyond Replacement Theology

By Steven D. Aguzzi Copyright 2018
354 Pages
by Routledge

354 Pages
by Routledge

354 Pages
by Routledge

Since the calls of the Second Vatican Council, Roman Catholic theologians have sought to overcome an overarching problem facing Jewish–Christian relations, the concept of "supersessionism"; the idea that God has revoked the spiritual and historical promises made to the Jewish people in favour of granting those same privileges to a predominantly Gentile Church. Israel, the Church, and... Read more

Foreword by Jürgen Moltmann



 



Introduction: Introducing the Problem of Supersessionism in Relation to Eschatology



 







Part One: Supersessionism and Nostra Aetate





1 The Problem of Supersessionism





2 Nostra Aetate and its Reception: Supersessionism Challenged



 







Part Two: Millenarianism a Valid Part of Church History





3 Millenarianism Explored





4 Millenarianism and Early Church Tradition





5 A Shift in Eschatology: The Church becomes the Kingdom



 







Part Three: Millenarianism, Heresy, and Contemporary Catholic Theology





6 The Hermeneutics of Heresy





7 Millenarianism: Creeds, Ecumenical Councils, and Heresy?





8 Recent Magisterial Statements on Millenarianism



 







Part Four: Millenarianism And Post-Supersessionism





9 Prolegomena to a Christian Millenarian Theology of Judaism





10 Millenarianism, Supersessionism, and the Messianic Kingdom



 







Conclusion

Biography

Steven D. Aguzzi is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian church, and on the adjunct faculty of Duquesne University’s theology department. He earned his PhD in Systematic Theology from Duquesne University in December of 2013, with a research specialization in Jewish–Christian comparative theology. He is widely published on the topic of supersessionism and Jewish–Catholic relations, particularly in ecumenical journals, and his work is constructive in its attempts to utilize traditional eschatologies in an effort to express a Christian theology that takes Judaism seriously, on its own terms. Aguzzi also holds an M.Div from Princeton Theological Seminary, with specializations in comparative theology and ecumenical ecclesiology. Aguzzi has established ecumenical relations in the Pittsburgh area, and speaks nationally on the topic of post-Shoah, post-replacement theology.