The question of whether or not Thomas Aquinass theology is supersessionist has elicited deep disagreement among scholars. Some maintain that Aquinas is the standard-bearer of a supersessionist church that undermines Judaism, while others hold that Aquinas avoids supersessionism altogether. Yet the discussion over whether Aquinass theology is supersessionist has not always carefully interrogated the term ""supersessionism,"" nor has it taken into account some of Aquinass most relevant texts on the subject of Israel and the Church: his commentaries on Pauls letters. Drawing upon the Pauline...

The essays and lectures colleced in this volume focus on the relationship of the Catholic Church with the other "Abrahamic" faiths, primarily Islam and Judaism. There is also some discussion of Asian religions. This volume, in structure, loosely follows the document Nostra Aetate itself.