09-09-2022, 10:51 PM
Steve G. wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
A term that theologically doesn't mean anything but has been used by American politicians of both faiths to suggest inclusivity and community between adherents of the 2 faiths.
I've never heard this used by someone who is Jewish. Could you cite an example or two?
Dr. Jonathan Sarna, a history and religion scholar, has written multiple books and essays about the concept, a "collision" as he calls it between Judaism and Christianity in America.
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, rabbis and ministers worked to reduce antisemitism in the US by emphasizing the common moral threads in the 2 faiths...a "Judeo-Chrisitan " viewpoint that meant to foster unity and mutual understanding.
This got flipped on it's head decades later and the term IMO now has a negative connotation, but that connotation has shifted a lot over time.
Using the term doesn't mean you accept the 1970s right wing Christian interpretation of "Judeo-Chrisitan."