The religious situation of our time

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The extensive work of Swiss theologian Hans Küng focuses on Jewish religion within the context of three millennia, from Abraham to 1991. This book is the first in a trilogy that also includes Christianity and Islam. The author divides the text into three sections: The Past Still Present, Problems of the Present, and Perspectives for the Future, analyzing Judaism from theological, historical, and political viewpoints. Küng critically compares Judaism with Christianity and Islam, emphasizing the historical development of church Christianity, particularly Catholicism, while approaching Islam with political correctness. The work categorizes the evolution of Jewish religion into six paradigms, from tribal to postmodern. The author addresses the history of the Jewish people, the Holocaust, and the attitudes of Christian churches toward the Nazi persecution of Jews, as well as the relationship between Jews and Christians, the future of the State of Israel, and the Middle Eastern conflict. He also examines the development of Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative Judaism, questioning how to understand God after Auschwitz. The book is richly fact-based and represents a significant contribution to interreligious dialogue and the ideas of a global ethical world.