Heschel’s Disciples on Jewish-Christian dialogue and Pope John Paul II

The article portrays the notion of interreligious dialogue as was developed by Abraham Joshua Heschel in his legendary text “No Religion is an Island”. Then, it illustrates the approach of the next generation of Jewish thinkers, Heschel’s disciples, Harold Kasimow and Byron Sherwin, to this issue. Another interesting Heschel’s spiritual disciple is Alon Goshen-Gottstein who takes a step further in his perception of Interfaith dialogue. The last part of the article analysis the understanding of Kasimow and Sherwin of the thought and deeds of Pope John Paul II in the field of interreligious dialogue, and especially, in the attitude of the Catholic Church toward Jews.