The Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies (ICJS) is a non-profit organization that concentrates its educational expertise on the dual tasks of disarming religious hatred and establishing new models of interfaith understanding.
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Dr. Adam Gregerman
Dr. Adam Gregerman has been the Jewish Scholar at the Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies since 2008.
Dr. Gregerman’s research focuses on the complex relationship between Jews and Christians from antiquity to the present. His articles on biblical interpretation, mission and conversion, rabbinic theology, religious polemics, and theologies of the land of Israel have appeared in journals such as Interpretation, Cross Currents, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, and Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations and in numerous edited volumes. He graduated from Amherst College (B.A.), Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S.), and Columbia University (Ph.D.). He is a member of the Committee on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Featured Articles
Dr. Gregerman reviews Colm Tóibín’s provocative new novella The Testament of Mary  The Testament of Colm Tóibín | The last few months have offered a valuable opportunity for Jews and others to learn about contemporary Jewish-Christian relations  The Choice of Pope Francis: Good for (educating) the Jews | The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI will symbolically bring to an end a remarkable period in Catholic-Jewish relations  The Last Pope Shaped by the Shoah |
In light of our growing awareness of religious diversity would it be better to discard terms like “major religions” altogether?  Is Judaism a Major World Religion? | American Jews and Christians are again embroiled in a painful and divisive debate: A look at some troubling suggestions in the 'Kairos USA' statement  Theology Fail in Christian Statement on Israel, Judaism, Palestine | In Chaim Grade's remarkable short story two characters with profound differences are presented with balance and even sympathy  Modernity vs. Orthodoxy in Chaim Grade’s “My Quarrel with Hersh Rasseyer” |
Needless to say mainline churches have no pope or leaders empowered to block extreme activities and statements  Our Mainline Protestant Friends | It should be no surprise that sometimes progress in Jewish-Christian relations is minimal and dialogue is strained  Pius XII's Legacy Divides Catholics Too | Dr. Gregerman reviews Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s book "Kosher Jesus"  It's 'Kosher' To Accept Real Jesus? |
Even with the progress made in interfaith relations between Christians and Jews a wide gulf remains: Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Yad Vashem  All You Had to Do Was Express Regret: Pope Benedict XVI’s Rocky Visit to Yad Vashem |
