Why Study Other Religions?

Why Study Other Religions? Why is studying other religions a good idea in a practical sense? You should discuss it with your family & friends…

Why Study Other Religions?

 1-Why is studying other religions a good idea in a practical sense? You should discuss it with your family & friends;
but answer this 1st question without looking up any sources.  

2-Why is studying other religions a good idea in a Christian moral sense (according to Pope Saint John 23rd & Pope
Saint John Paul 2nd)? Before answering:  

A-Watch & Listen:    
*Replacement Theology Explained in 6 Minutes – Rabbi Jack Zimmerman of Jewish Voice Ministries –  
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im2Fz-gDS7A)

[ALL NECESSARY READING & CONSULTING DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND in the “MODULE 1 FILES” FOLDER]:
https://stu.instructure.com/courses/25176/files/folder/MODULE%201%20FILES

B-Read:  
*Nostra Aetate & Beyond Notes – Roncalli & Wojtyla – Dr. David Masters
*Antisemitism’s Scriptural Roots

C-Consult:
*Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions – Vatican Council II
*Ecumenical & Interreligious Issues – US Bishops
*The Gifts & the Calling of God are Irrevocable – Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
*Notes on the Correct Way to Present the Jews & Judaism in Preaching & Catechesis of the Roman Catholic Church
 – Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

*Orthodox Rabbis’ New View of Christianity
*New View of Jewish-Christian Relations
*Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion – US Bishops’ Comm for Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs
*God’s Mercy Endures Forever: Guidelines on the Presentation of Jews & Judaism in Catholic Preaching – US Bishops  
*We Remember
*Roots of Anti-Judaism Symposium
*Our Elder Brothers
*Guidelines for Religious Relations with Jews
*Guidelines & Suggestions for Implementing Nostra Aetate
*Holocaust Teaching Guide for Catholic Schools – Napolitano
*Dominus Iesus – Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith