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Interfaith Encounter Association 3 Speakers from different religious faiths and communities within The Holy Land will be meeting in Jerusalem. Discussing how recent events have impacted their communities and how they are creating interfaith cooperation during this time of Crisis. REGISTER
Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies In her most recent study ‘Cross-Purposes. Catholicism and the Political Imagination in Poland’, published by Cambridge University Press earlier this year, historian Dr Magdalena Waligórska retraces the significance of religious imagery in shaping Polish political culture in the 20th century in general, and the way the Catholic majority positioned itself towards …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
