ERC Starting Grant · 2024
A History of European Christian Anti-Antisemitism 1945-2020
This project sets out to study the history of the Roman-Catholic and the Protestant repudiation of antisemitism, which I call Christian anti-antisemitism, in Western Europe between 1945 and 2020. Through its expression in multiple ecclesial declarations, theological works, liturgical events, educational projects, and professional appointments, I argue that anti-antisemitism is a core component of contemporary European Christianity. As such, it is inherently tied to the reconfiguration of Western Christianity in late 20th and early 21st century in the context of the liberal secular society, to the creation of orthodoxies and heresies, and to processes of secularization, decolonization, and…
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