Shabbat Reading: Magda Teter's Christian Supremacy

#whatireadovershabbat Magda Teter's Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism (Princeton University Press, 2023)

It’s tragic when a boring book has a fascinating topic. This is the problem with Christian Supremacy. Magda Teter traces the histories of antisemitism and racism in Christian thought, showing their consequences and how they intertwined in two millennia of Western society. You’ll learn a lot from the book. You’ll also constantly wonder where it’s going and why certain chapters needed to be so long. At times Teter seems to lose the thread completely. Christian Supremacy is a timely book for a limited audience.