Word: spirtual
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...other epoch-making chapter in the schema is a strong denunciation of anti-Semitism that has already been greeted warmly by Jewish leaders all over the world. Prepared by the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, the chapter describes the deep spirtual bond between the church and the chosen people, makes clear that guilt for the death of Jesus Christ rests upon all mankind. Preachers and catechists are warned that accounts of the Crucifixion must not give rise to hatred or persecution of the Jews...
Niebuhr's second point concerned the problem of preserving enough "spirtual vitality" to overcome a "technical barbarism." He maintained that ascetic poverty was not the answer, saying only that "we must approach the problem not with Christian arrogance, but with spiritual humility...