In today’s “woke” culture, a pro-Israeli speaker must announce a moral disclaimer that aligns with anti-Israel or pro-Palestinian audiences to begin a discussion. In this case, it seems patently ridiculous that a nonviolent Christian woman should feel compelled to declare the obvious: the killing of innocent civilians or children in war and denying human rights to another people are morally wrong and against international law.

The following series of posts will explore how the historical antisemitism faced by Jews within Christian contexts has evolved, transformed, and reemerged as a new form of Christian antisemitism, masked as acceptable new narratives about Jews and Israel. Hopefully, this exploration will provoke serious reflection among mainline Christians about our success and failures in honoring our connection to a living Judaism and our Christian identity.