Antisemitism continues to rise in the US and worldwide. Meanwhile, Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski argues that Christian practice also continues to retain strains of anti-Judaism. In Resisting Anti-Judaism, Joslyn-Siemiatkoski helps Christians understand the distinctions and links between antisemitism and anti-Judaism. In doing so, Christians become better equipped to respond to both forms of animus toward Jews and Judaism. The book employs an anti-oppression context that recognizes that solidarity with one marginalized group encourages solidarity with others.
As a respected scholar of Jewish-Christian relations, Joslyn-Siemiatkoski situates anti-Judaism in a context of religious practice. Then, he presents alternative practices that help Christians respond to implicit anti-Judaism, which has been embedded, often-times unaware, throughout Christian practice since the second century. Resisting Anti-Judaism explores preaching and proclamation, use of lectionaries, worship practices, and Christian education as resources for clergy and congregational leaders to formulate alternatives to anti-Judaism.
Joslyn-Siemiatkoski argues that by attending to such religious practices, Christians also become better positioned to stand in solidarity with Jews in countering the rise of antisemitism throughout our communities at large. Resisting Anti-Judaism is a well-timed resource for Christian clergy, worship leaders, religious educators, and other leaders who are dedicated to solidarity as an embedded commitment within Christian practice.
