ADAshA Events from the world!
Join us on Zoom on Thursday 23rd November at 5:00 pm Jerusalem time for Professor Timothy Gianotti, Author and Professor of Islamic Studies, in conversation with Peta Jones Pellach. Followed by a meditation led by Sr Maureen Goodman, of the Brahma Kumaris, and prayers by Christian, Muslim and Jewish participants. With a special Thanksgiving prayer by Father Russ McDougall, from the USA. …
ICJS: The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies Join us for a discussion on the documentary film Sabbath, which explores the religious, secular, psychological, and sociological dimensions of a weekly day of rest for a “profoundly burned-out world.” The film delves into the history and practice of an ancient concept that is rooted in …
‘On the Seventh Day’: Interreligious reflections on the Sabbath Read More »
Each year, Inter Faith Week begins on Remembrance Sunday, and runs until the following Sunday. It is hoped that the additional Sunday provides the opportunity for other weekend events to take place as well as those linked to Remembrance Sunday. Remembrance Sunday was chosen as a start day to encourage people to remember together the …
Dr David Newheiser (Book Launch) and respondentsOxford Interfaith Forum The Varieties of Atheism reveals the diverse nonreligious experiences obscured by the combative intellectualism of Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens. In fact, contributors contend that narrowly defining atheism as the belief that there is no god misunderstands religious and nonreligious persons altogether. The essays show …
The Varieties of Atheism: Connecting Religion and Its Critics Read More »
JTS fall learning series, “Two Are Better Than One:” Friendship in Jewish Text, Thought, and Life Dr. Benedicte Sere, Visiting Professor, JTS, and Associate Professor of Medieval History, University of Paris Nanterre, Member of the Institut Universitaire de France In a world where religious differences have often been a source of division, the concept of friendship …
Parkes Institute, Elisabeth Becker In this talk, Elisabeth Becker invokes Stuart Hall’s concept of a “fateful triangle”, turning to the intersection of Jewish, Muslim, and European identities, specifically highlighting the ways in which Jewish-Muslim intersections shape European societies: both in terms of contemporary life and in terms of collective memory. Drawing from research in European …
A Jewish-Christian Conversation For details and Zoom link please visit the Sisters of Sion
“In distress, I called to the Lord” מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ Join us for a prayer vigil and outcry, from those of faith, on Thursday, October 19th at 8pm Jerusalem time, 6pm UK, 1pm ET, on Zoom.. We will gather together to seek the return of the abducted, healing and recovery for the wounded in body …
Salafism, a movement in modern Sunni Islam, is often pejoratively labeled as part of “Islamic fundamentalism” or “Radical Islam.” In his book, Scripture People: Salafi Muslims in Evangelical Christians’ America, ICJS Protestant Scholar Matthew D. Taylor explores the experiences of the Salafi community in America after 9/11 through a comparison with American Evangelicals. He finds …
When ‘Radical Islam’ Met American Evangelism: A surprisingly hopeful story of pluralism Read More »
