Reviews

"The interface of Jewish and Christian theology has always been vexing. . . . Happily, we are at the threshold of a new way of communicating at that interface. . . . More broadly, no one has contributed more to this fresh possibility than Peter Ochs. With his largeness of spirit, his deep theological sensibility, and his practical passion for fresh work with Christians, he has taken on important initiatives that have made room for new communication and understanding. . . . The upshot of Ochs's careful, erudite, detailed argument is that postliberal theology escapes the traps of both liberal and antiliberal reason and so is not drawn to supersessionism. . . . Ochs has performed a formidable interpretive task that awaits follow-up in local settings. . . . Ochs, in his practice and in his exposition, exhibits a way of relating and thinking and believing that makes wholeness and healing possible."

Walter Brueggemann,

Christian Century

"[Ochs] finds the postliberal turn in theology worthy of sustained attention. [He] effectively show[s] that it takes us to the heart of the substance of Christian faith. . . . [He] makes a strong case for the continued viability of postliberalism. . . . [Ochs] is at his best in showing how postliberal theologians, far from being dogmatic anti-modernists, are driven by a passion to effect the healing of divisions. . . . We can be grateful for this extraordinary intervention in Christian theology from one of its chief Jewish friends. This book is indeed a gift. . . . A vindication of substantive, scripturally serious Christian theology."

Joseph L. Mangina,

Living Church

"Ochs's work is a major contribution to Christian theology because he identifies a form of theological reasoning that is clearly helping to repair Jewish-Christian relations by rereading Scripture in the light of theological matters of first importance, such as the election of Israel."

Matt Tapie,

Theology

"Ochs provides Christians creative ways to hold sacred a place for the people of the covenant and to open up a mutually enriching understanding in Jewish-Christian dialogue. . . . He makes his erudite arguments through logical syllogisms and axioms. . . . This important treatise is written for the academy and for religious leaders seeking theological perspectives to break open fresh ground for interreligious dialogue."

Patrick J. Howell, SJ,

Theological Studies

"Ochs' latest book is in many ways the culmination of a life's work of detailed analysis, generous and tough conversation, and patient exposure of errant thinking in theology. It is explosive, radical, and in places devastating in its critique of certain habits of theological thinking. It lays bare the disappointing failure of several generations to train theologians in philosophy (and especially in logic) and identifies with troubling precision the possible violence to which this failure may lead."

Nicholas Adams,

Modern Theology

"Jewish philosopher and theologian Peter Ochs states the thesis of his latest book in a simple and elegant formula: he proposes a direct correlation between Christian post-liberal theology and nonsupersessionism. Ochs tests his thesis by offering close, analytically rich, and nuanced readings of a select group of Christian post-liberal theologians from both sides of the Atlantic. . . . These readings constitute a gift to Christians interested in the relation of the church to Judaism and its Jewish neighbors, setting the bar for genuine inter-religious encounter at the highest level. Ochs demonstrates a commitment to hearing others in their own voices rarely matched on the Christian side of the conversation. . . . Ochs reveals a complexity to Christian theological supersessionism rarely addressed in similar work. His treatment of this complexity suggests a post-liberal remedy that brings renewed promise for a nonsupersessionist--or at least a less supersessionist--theological future, with all that means ethically for the future of the church's relations with its Jewish neighbors."

Chris Boesel,

Interpretation

"There are many reasons why Ochs is the perfect candidate for this study. He has been engaged in Jewish-Christian dialogue for many years. . . . He is focusing his study on the subject of supersessionism, claiming that the traditional argument that God replaced Israel with the Church is a deformation of Christian theology, something that many postliberal thinkers have posited. Finally, he knows all the principals here, having worked with many of them. . . . Ochs is an exuberant, expansive, relentless thinker. This book crackles with his energy and erudition. . . . Ochs is convincing as he argues his central point that nonsupersessionism is a distinctive feature of every truly postliberal theology. He is also hopeful that theological trends in which Christians adopt a high Christology and Jews claim their own identity do not have to lead to division."

Alex Joyner,

Englewood Review of Books

"There are very few books that transcend their subject matter. Those that do address broader and deeper issues than their ostensive topic. They also come to serve as models for others to follow--whether or not they are working on same topic. Finally, they provide substantive insights into not only the topic they explore but the task of writing as a whole. Peter Ochs's Another Reformation is one such book. . . . He displays his own formidable theological and philosophical skills, which serve as a model that Christian theologians should follow. Specifically, Ochs provides insights into theological methodology and major theologians that should inform the broader work of theology in the future. . . . I am largely sympathetic to the resources Ochs's approach and methodology offer to comparative theology. Indeed, his approach offers the most fruitful framework I know for comparing different strategies of reading in different faith traditions."

William J. Danaher Jr.,

Anglican Theological Review