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To be a Jew, essentially and not just accidentally, is to regard the Jewish people as one's sole primal community. Election by the unique God requires total and unconditional loyalty to one people.

~David Novak

Topics: Accidentally Community Election Essentially God Jew Jewish Jewish People Just Loyalty People Primal Regard Requires Sole Total Unconditional Unique

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There is no question that Israelis - indeed, all concerned Jews - have to continue to work out a Jewish public philosophy that truly justifies a Jewish state in the land of Israel.

~David Novak

Topics: Concerned Continue Indeed Israel Israelis Jewish Jewish State Jews Justifies Land No Question Out Philosophy Public Question State Truly Work Work Out

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Jews have not only become equal citizens in Western democracies, they have become leading citizens. And, of course, the reestablishment of the State of Israel has given Jews a political presence in the world they have not had since biblical times.

~David Novak

Topics: Become Bible Citizens Course Democracy Equal Given Had Israel Jews Leading Only Political Presence Since State Times Western World

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Christians and Jews alike are the new exiles of the contemporary world, struggling with how to sing the Lord's song in a strange land.

~David Novak

Topics: Alike Christians Contemporary How Jews Land Lord New Sing Song Strange Struggling World

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It seems unavoidable that history will always link the reestablishment of the State of Israel with the tragedy of the Holocaust.

~David Novak

Topics: Always History Holocaust Israel Link Seems State Tragedy Unavoidable Will

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In deciding among theological views, one should be something of a consequentialist: the choice of one theological position over another should be, if not actually determined, at least heavily conditioned by the fact that it implies a better ethical outcome than the alternatives.

~David Novak

Topics: Actually Alternatives Among Another Better Choice Conditioned Deciding Determined Ethical Fact Implies Least Outcome Over Position Should Something Than Theological Views

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At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom.

~David Novak

Topics: Accepted Catholics Freedom Idea Jews Level Liberal Most Political Religious Religious Freedom

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One cannot accept Christ and still be part of the normative Jewish community; one cannot live by Torah and still be part of the Church.

~David Novak

Topics: Accept Cannot Christ Church Community Jewish Jewish Community Live Part Still Torah

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Because Judaism and Christianity are both covenantal religions, the relationship of the individual Jew or Christian to God is always within covenanted community.

~David Novak

Topics: Always Because Both Christian Christianity Community God Individual Jew Judaism Relationship Religions Within

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The community in which one hears the voice of God structures how one hears that voice and interprets what it says.

~David Novak

Topics: Community God Hears How Says Structures Voice Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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