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By Cindy WoodenJewish LedgerTuesday, May 29, 2007
VATICAN CITY (CNS)-After the Gospel writers and the apostle Paul, the
author most quoted in Pope Benedict XVI’s new book is Rabbi Jacob Neusner, a
U.S. professor of religion and
theology.
In his book, "Jesus of
Nazareth," released April 16 in Italian, German and Polish, Pope Benedict joined
the literary dialogue that Rabbi … Read More >
Jacob NeusnerThe Jerusalem PostMay 29, 2007
In the
Middle Ages rabbis were forced to engage with priests in disputations in the
presence of kings and cardinals on which is the true religion, Judaism or
Christianity. The outcome was predetermined. Christians won; they had the
swords.
But in the
post-WW II era, disputations gave way to the conviction that the two … Read More >
Portrait Of General Wolfe by J.S.C. Schaak approx. 1760-1770.Photograph by : CanWest News Service
‘Brumwell narrates the
action with the skill of a spy novelist … [his] biography offers a
convincing argument that Wolfe triumphed through skill and energy rather than
sheer luck’ – David A. Furlow, Books in Canada
‘ … a major work
of research … [which] … Read More >
Witch Hunts:From Salem to Guantanamo BayBy Robert RapleyMcGill-Queen’s University Press,311 pages
A little after two on the afternoon of Sept. 26, 2002, Maher Arar, a
Canadian businessman of Syrian descent, on his way home to Ottawa after
a family vacation, deplaned at New York’s JFK Airport — and walked
into a nightmarish history.
Arar also found … Read More >
By DAVID VAN BIEMA
Jacob "Jack" Neusner photographed at his home in Rhinebeck, New York on May 10, 2007.
Gillian Laub for TIME
"I’m not offended when Christians eat pork," says Jacob Neusner. At
least not usually. The brilliant–and none too patient–Jewish scholar
does recall a religion conference where so much of the other white meat
was served that … Read More >
Divine luck for
McGill-Queen’s
by
Scott MacDonald, The Quill & Quire
May 18, 2007: The
big event in international publishing this week is the release of Jesus of Nazareth, a study of the life and
teachings of Jesus by Joseph Ratzinger, aka Pope Benedict XVI. The originating
publisher, Doubleday U.S., is expected to do blockbuster
business with it, … Read More >