The liberal orthodox view is that Christian theology is only considered ''avodah zarah'' for Jews, but it is permissible for gentiles. The [[Tosafist]] (early Talmud commentators) [[Rabbeinu Tam|Rabbi Jacob Tam]] ([[Rashi]]'s grandson), in Bekhorot 2b and Sanhedrin 63b, ruled that trinitarianism could be permitted to gentiles as a form of ''shittuf'' ("association"). This view was echoed by Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet (''Rivash'', responsa 119) and accepted by Rabbi [[Moses Isserles]] (''Rema'', Orah Hayyim 156:1.). However, no Jewish source allows the worship through any form of ''shittuf''; rather, all worship must be directed to the one and only Creator.
The view of [[Maimonides]] is difficult to ascertain due to text alterations in different editions of his [[Mishneh Torah]] (code of Jewish law), Ma'akhalot Asurot 11:7. In any case, in this view Christian theology is not forbidden to gentiles, and all Christians are Noahides. Today most of [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] and [[Conservative Judaism]] view all Christians as Noahides.
