Anti-Semitism, Christianity, and the Catholic Church: Origins, Consequences, and Reponses

Historians have typically distinguished between religious form of anti-semitism and the racist oriented modern antisemitism, which came to prominence in the late nineteenth century. Here, Marendy demonstrates that these forms of anti-semitism are more closely linked. Furthermore, he agues that witho...

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Published in:A journal of church and state 2005, Vol.47 (2), p.289-307
Main Author: MARENDY, PETER M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism
Catholic churches
Catholicism
Christian history
Christianity
Churches
Jewish history
Jewish people
Jewish peoples
Jews
Judaism
Religious history
Religious persecution
Religious prejudice
Roman Catholic Church
Theology
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Summary:Historians have typically distinguished between religious form of anti-semitism and the racist oriented modern antisemitism, which came to prominence in the late nineteenth century. Here, Marendy demonstrates that these forms of anti-semitism are more closely linked. Furthermore, he agues that without the historical background of the religious and social prejudice towards Jews shaped by Christians anti-semitism, the development and success of a racially infected modern anti-semitism in Europe would have been improbable.
ISSN:0021-969X
2040-4867