Category: Online Interreligious Events

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon in conversation with Revd Dr John GoldingayOxford Interfaith Forum All over the world people talk about God, or gods, and what, if anything, to do about it. Do they know what they are talking about? Do they ever seriously consider what it might look like or feel like if God actually spoke to …

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The Friends Across Faiths Initiative and Praying Together in Jerusalem Following our powerful interfaith conversations about the potential of the human being, each created in the Divine image, we will delve deeper into the human person as an agent of peace. Contributors will include Fr Russ McDougall (Christian, USA), Rabbi Art Green (Jewish, USA/Israel) and Sr Luc Nghiem (Buddhist, France), who will …

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Wednesday October 25th, 2:00-3:30 (UK)Presenter: Dr. John F. Haught sioncentrefordialogue@gmail.com www.sioncentre.org