The author, the daughter of a Jewish father and a Christian mother, asked "leaders from all parts of the Jewish world, eminent scholars, and others from all spectrums of belief--from Israel, England, and the United States--" to speak out on "this complex and controversial subject."--Jacket.

In Cultures in Collision and Conversation, David Berger addresses three broad themes in Jewish intellectual history: Jewish approaches to cultures external to Judaism and the controversies triggered by this issue in medieval and modern times; the impact of Christian challenges and differing philosophical orientations on Jewish interpretation of the Bible; and Messianic visions, movements, and debates from antiquity to the present. These essays include...

"Winner of the Dorothy Rosenberg Prize, American Historical Association" "Winner of the Albert C. Outler Prize, American Society of Church History" "Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, Association for Jewish Studies" "Runner up for the British and Irish Association of Jewish Studies Book Prize" Emily Michelson is senior lecturer in history at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of The Pulpit and the Press in Reformation Italy...

"Collects forty short stories published between 1915 and 2015, from writers that include Ernest Hemingway, John Updike, and Alice Munro that exemplify their era and stand the test of time." --