The term 'Judeo-Christian' in reference to a tradition heritage ethic civilization faith
etc. has been used in a wide variety of contexts with widely diverging meanings. Contrary to
popular belief the term was not coined in the United States in the middle of the 20th century
but in 1831 in Germany by Ferdinand Christian Baur. By acknowledging and returning to this
European perspective and context the volume engages the historical theological philosophical
and political dimensions of the term's development. Scholars of European intellectual history
will find this volume timely and relevant.
