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Should Christians Seek to Convert Jews?

In the aftermath of the Shoah and a renewed Christian appreciation of the Jewish people's covenantal life with God, the question has arisen if Christians ought to continue long-standing efforts to try to persuade Jews to accept baptism into the Christian community. In the Catholic community this question has arisen with particular intensity since the August 2002 publication of an American dialogue document called Reflections on Covenant and Mission and the promulgation of a revised Tridentine Rite Good Friday prayer for Jews.
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1 Jewish outreach: No time to 'stand still' July-20-2010 Adam Miller, Baptist Press News
2 Absp Koch: Tridentine prayer not a call to mission to Jews July-17-2010 Patricia Biel, Le Temps
3 Catholics pray for 'Jews' conversion' April-04-2010 Lisa Palmieri-Billig
4 Should Jews proselytize? Should anyone? March-14-2010 Brad Hirschfield
5 Reflections on the August 2008 "Berlin Declaration on the Uniqueness of Christ and Jewish Evangelism in Europe Today" of the Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance March-02-2010 Executive Board, International Council of Christians and Jews
6 Letter from IJCIC to Pope Benedict XVI on His Visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome January-25-2010 Internation Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations
7 Reply from Cardinal George to Various Letters October-21-2009 Cardinal Francis George
8 Jewish Interfaith Leaders Respond to Bishops' Letter of Oct. 2 October-13-2009 National Jewish Interfaith Leadership
9 Bishops Clarify Statement on Dialogue with Jewish Community October-06-2009 USCCB Office of Media Relations
10 US Bishops' Reply to Jewish Letter of Concern October-02-2009 Francis Cardinal George, et al.
11 Statement of Principles for Catholic-Jewish Dialogue October-02-2009 Francis Cardinal George, et al.
12 Letter of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion to Several American Bishops September-15-2009 Sisters of Our Lady of Sion
13 Op-Ed: "A Precarious Moment in Catholic-Jewish relations" September-13-2009 ADL: Abraham H. Foxman
14 "A Counter-Revolution in Jewish-Catholic Ties" August-28-2009 J.J. Goldberg
15 "Vatican stays out of Catholic 'mission' conflict" August-25-2009 AP: Matthew Wagner
16 National Jewish Interfaith Leadership Letter on USCCB "Note on Ambiguities" August-18-2009 National Jewish Interfaith Leadership
17 Response to Statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Covenant, Mission, and Dialogue July-08-2009 David Berger and Fabian Schonfeld
18 "Catholic-Jewish Dialogue Examines Note on Covenant and Mission" July-01-2009 USCCB Office of Media Relations
19 NCR: "New Rows Deepen Old Ruts in Catholic-Jewish Relations" June-23-2009 John Allen
20 ADL Troubled by U.S. Bishops' Statement that Appears to Green Light Missionizing of Jews June-22-2009 Anti-Defamation League
21 "Revised Catholic Statement on Conversion Worries Jews" June-19-2009 RNS: Kevin Eckstrom
22 "USCCB Clarifies Key Points From Reflections On Covenant And Mission Statement (2002)" June-18-2009 USCCB Office of Media Relations
23 "A Note on Ambiguities Contained in 'Reflections on Covenant and Mission'" June-18-2009 Committee on Doctrine and Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, USCCB
24 Statement of the Jewish Members of the Discussion Group "Jews and Christians" June-16-2009 Jewish Members of the "Jews and Christians" Discussion Group of the Central Committee of German Catholics
25 Address to Pope Benedict XVI May-12-2009 Yona Metzger
26 "An Open Message to the Pope" May-11-2009 Shear Yashuv Cohen
27 "The Church's Commitment to Christ and the Christian-Jewish Dialogue" May-05-2009 Chairman of the German Bishops Conference
28 Preface to the 2nd Edition of "No to Mission to the Jews - Yes to Dialogue between Jews and Christians" May-04-2009 Hanspeter Heinz
29 Catholic Church Sticks to its Position on Mission to the Jews April-16-2009 Gernot Facius
30 "The Church's Confession of Christ in the Christian-Jewish dialogue" April-14-2009 Gerhard Ludwig Mueller
31 "No to Mission to the Jews — Yes to Dialogue Between Jews and Christians" March-09-2009 Discussion Group "Jews and Christians," Central Committee of German Catholics
32 "The Berlin Declaration on the Uniqueness of Christ and Jewish Evangelism in Europe Today" August-22-2008 Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance
33 "Striving for Mutual Respect in Modes of Prayer" April-16-2008 Walter Cardinal Kasper
34 "Judaism's Way to Salvation" March-29-2008 Christoph Cardinal Schönborn
35 The Gospel and the Jewish People - An Evangelical Statement March-28-2008 World Evangelical Alliance
36 "Reflections on Covenant and Mission" July-01-2005 Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy
37 "The Relationship of the Old and the New Covenant as One of the Central Issues in Jewish-Christian Dialogue" December-06-2004 Walter Cardinal Kasper
38 Joint Statement October-19-2004 Vatican-Israeli Rabbinate Bilateral Commission
39 "To the Editors" Correspondence between Avery Cardinal Dulles and Luke Timothy Johnson February-28-2003 Avery Cardinal Dulles and Luke Timothy Johnson
40 "Christians and Jews: Starting Over—Why the Real Dialogue Has Just Begun" January-31-2003 Luke Timothy Johnson
41 "The Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews: A Crucial Endeavour of the Catholic Church" November-06-2002 Walter Kasper
42 "Covenant and Mission" October-21-2002 Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.
43 "Theology's 'Sacred Obligation': A Reply to Cardinal Dulles" October-21-2002 Mary C. Boys, Philip A. Cunningham, and John T. Pawlikowski
44 "All Israel Will Be Saved" October-06-2002 Francis Martin
45 Thoughts on Jews and Judaism (interview excerpts) October-06-2002 Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
46 Reflections on Covenant and Mission August-12-2002 Consultation of the National Council of Synagogues and the Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, USCCB
47 Statement on Jewish-Christian Dialogue June-25-1996 New York Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic Bishops
48 Resolution on Jewish Evangelism June-12-1996 Southern Baptist Convention
49 "Study Outline on the Mission and Witness of the Church" March-28-1977 Tommaso Federici