Matthew Tapie
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Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, Saint Leo University. Judaism and Catholic theology. New book: The Mortara Case and Thomas Aquinas’s Defense of Jewish Parental Authority (CUA Press, 2025).
Today I received copies of my new book, which I have been working on for the last seven years. Many colleagues, friends, and institutions provided assistance along the way. For those interested, you can read more about it here:
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June 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today I received copies of my new book, which I have been working on for the last seven years. Many colleagues, friends, and institutions provided assistance along the way. For those interested, you can read more about it here:
www.cuapress.org/978081323874...
www.cuapress.org/978081323874...
"The root of modern totalitarianism is to be found in the denial of the transcendent dignity of the human person who, as the visible image of the invisible God, is therefore by his very nature the subject of rights which no one may violate — no individual, group, class, nation or State."
April 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"The root of modern totalitarianism is to be found in the denial of the transcendent dignity of the human person who, as the visible image of the invisible God, is therefore by his very nature the subject of rights which no one may violate — no individual, group, class, nation or State."
Stations of the Cross for Overcoming Racism
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March 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Stations of the Cross for Overcoming Racism
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A full-time visiting faculty position is available at Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, beginning fall 2025: the Cohn Visiting Chair in Jewish Thought, Assistant Director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies
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CCJS Invites Applications for the Maureen and Douglas Cohn Visiting Chair in Jewish Thought & Assistant Director of CCJS
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March 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A full-time visiting faculty position is available at Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, beginning fall 2025: the Cohn Visiting Chair in Jewish Thought, Assistant Director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies
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My forthcoming book on the Mortara Case as it relates to Aquinas’s thought was endorsed by Fr. Serge Bonino, OP. His endorsement is in the comments below.
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The Mortara Case and Thomas Aquinas’s Defense of Jewish Parental Authority - CUAPress
The Mortara case refers to Pope Pius IX’s 1858 removal of a six-year-old Jewish boy, Edgardo Mortara, from his parents in Bologna, Italy. Six years after t...
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March 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My forthcoming book on the Mortara Case as it relates to Aquinas’s thought was endorsed by Fr. Serge Bonino, OP. His endorsement is in the comments below.
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I'm looking forward to joining this important conversation next week. forum2024.nd.edu/events/2025/...
Catholic Perspectives on Israel-Palestine
What does Catholic "just war" theory teach about the conflict in Israel-Palestine? Do concepts in Catholic social teaching, such as "integral human deve...
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February 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm looking forward to joining this important conversation next week. forum2024.nd.edu/events/2025/...
The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue, which I co-edited with Alan Brill and Matthew Levering, arrived today. I’m so grateful to the fine scholars who contributed essays, and I hope the volume advances the conversation. www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
February 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue, which I co-edited with Alan Brill and Matthew Levering, arrived today. I’m so grateful to the fine scholars who contributed essays, and I hope the volume advances the conversation. www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
Read the CCJS Statement on the U.S. President's Declaration to Transfer Palestinians from Gaza
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Statement on the U.S. President's Declaration to Transfer Palestinians from Gaza
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February 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Read the CCJS Statement on the U.S. President's Declaration to Transfer Palestinians from Gaza
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Reviewing the typeset pages of my forthcoming book, The Mortara Case and Thomas Aquinas’s Defense of Jewish Parental Authority.
January 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Reviewing the typeset pages of my forthcoming book, The Mortara Case and Thomas Aquinas’s Defense of Jewish Parental Authority.
The intellectual turning point in Augustine’s journey was his attunement to how all creatures relate to God, hearing them say, “We did not make ourselves." Confessions IX.10.25
January 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The intellectual turning point in Augustine’s journey was his attunement to how all creatures relate to God, hearing them say, “We did not make ourselves." Confessions IX.10.25
This quote from one of my undergraduate students shows that our study of Aquinas's modification of Aristotle's account of happiness was fruitful: "God alone constitutes the human person’s happiness...
December 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
This quote from one of my undergraduate students shows that our study of Aquinas's modification of Aristotle's account of happiness was fruitful: "God alone constitutes the human person’s happiness...
Looking forward to this program featuring @vjbarnett
Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy Today
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy Today
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December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Looking forward to this program featuring @vjbarnett
Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy Today
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Unpacking Bonhoeffer’s Legacy Today
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"Scholars of Jewish-Christian relations, working in a field committed to dialogue and interreligious learning, will benefit greatly from this book."
- Adam Gregerman, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
- Adam Gregerman, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
December 14, 2024 at 3:00 PM
"Scholars of Jewish-Christian relations, working in a field committed to dialogue and interreligious learning, will benefit greatly from this book."
- Adam Gregerman, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
- Adam Gregerman, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
It was an honor to deliver a lecture yesterday at a special conference organized by the Association of Italian Friends of the University of Jerusalem. The meeting was held at the Shoah Memorial in Milan.
November 21, 2024 at 8:12 AM
It was an honor to deliver a lecture yesterday at a special conference organized by the Association of Italian Friends of the University of Jerusalem. The meeting was held at the Shoah Memorial in Milan.
Good day to you from Milan, in Stazione Milano Centrale.
November 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Good day to you from Milan, in Stazione Milano Centrale.
The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue, edited by myself, Alan Brill, and Matthew Levering, is the first book to engage the thought of Aquinas and Augustine on law in the context of Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Forthcoming from CUA Press.
November 19, 2024 at 3:04 AM
The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue, edited by myself, Alan Brill, and Matthew Levering, is the first book to engage the thought of Aquinas and Augustine on law in the context of Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Forthcoming from CUA Press.
To my fellow Catholics, please consider sharing this flyer about our Nostra Aetate seminar with your parish priest. Priests and interreligious officers are invited to reflect with the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies on the significance of Nostra Aetate and its fruits. February 24, 2025 in Tampa.
November 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
To my fellow Catholics, please consider sharing this flyer about our Nostra Aetate seminar with your parish priest. Priests and interreligious officers are invited to reflect with the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies on the significance of Nostra Aetate and its fruits. February 24, 2025 in Tampa.
Today, I’m finishing a lecture I will give next Wednesday at a conference in Milan entitled, "Stolen children, disputed children. Forced baptisms in the modern and contemporary age." My presentation is based on research on the Mortara case from the Vatican Archives.
November 14, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Today, I’m finishing a lecture I will give next Wednesday at a conference in Milan entitled, "Stolen children, disputed children. Forced baptisms in the modern and contemporary age." My presentation is based on research on the Mortara case from the Vatican Archives.
"God our Father, who called St Frances Xavier Cabrini from Italy to serve the immigrants of America, by her example, teach us to have concern for the stranger, the sick, and all those in need, and by her prayers help us to see Christ in all the men and women we meet." From today’s Divine Office
November 13, 2024 at 2:27 PM
"God our Father, who called St Frances Xavier Cabrini from Italy to serve the immigrants of America, by her example, teach us to have concern for the stranger, the sick, and all those in need, and by her prayers help us to see Christ in all the men and women we meet." From today’s Divine Office
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate. Catholic priests and interreligious officers are invited to reflect with Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies on the significance of the declaration and its fruits today. Monday, February 24, in sunny Tampa Bay.
November 13, 2024 at 1:37 PM
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate. Catholic priests and interreligious officers are invited to reflect with Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies on the significance of the declaration and its fruits today. Monday, February 24, in sunny Tampa Bay.
I’m happy to announce the forthcoming publication of The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue. The book includes 19 essays that facilitate a rigorous exchange between Jewish scholars and Catholic theologians on some of the most difficult questions.
www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue - CUAPress
The aim of this groundbreaking volume is to "enrich and intensify the theological dimension of the Jewish-Catholic dialogue" called for by the 2015 Vatican d...
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November 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM
I’m happy to announce the forthcoming publication of The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue. The book includes 19 essays that facilitate a rigorous exchange between Jewish scholars and Catholic theologians on some of the most difficult questions.
www.cuapress.org/978081323898...
www.cuapress.org/978081323898...