Category: Online Interreligious Events

The Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange at Providence College Bro. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., and Dr. Peter Saulson The Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange at Providence College is hosting the dialogue “Faith in Science: Catholic and Jewish Perspectives on Creation and Cosmos” for the annual Fay Rozovsky Lecture in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue on Wednesday Oct. 25 at 6pm. Speaking are Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Director of …

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New and alternative insights about the influence of Islam, Karaism, and some pagan cults on the beginning of Kabbalah. Ronit Meroz, Tel Aviv University UCL INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES Kabbalah tells us of God, which reveals itself in ten emanations called Sefirot. The origin of this theology, as described in the Book Bahir, is supposed …

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Today, antisemitism is still a social and political problem. However, many disagree as to what it actually is. In this course, we will explore the various efforts in history to define antisemitism and the political factors that informed them. We will examine a few contemporary definitions of antisemitism and evaluate the political worldviews of each, …

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Maria Cieśla Parkes Institute In my talk, I will ask the question about the importance of Jewish economic activity in everyday Christian-Jewish interactions. I am interested in the social dimension of Jewish economic activity in the context of Christian-Jewish relations. The following questions will be asked: To what extent did the economic domination of the …

Microhistories of (economic) coexistence. Jews and Christians in the town of Sluck in the 17th Century Read More »

A Conversation with Jeffrey GreenbergJeffrey Greenberg, is the American Jewish Committee’s Director of Campus Affairs, which studies and documents antisemitism on US campuses. Details

UNGA 78 High-Level Side Event Obstacles to the realization of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) slow progress and the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For instance, SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality) calls on States to “empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, …

Innovative Intra- and Inter-faith Peacebuilding: Pursuing Freedom of Religion or Belief for the realization of the SDG 2030 Agenda and beyond Read More »

JTS: MILSTEIN CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE Georgette Bennett will speak about her book, Religicide, coauthored with Jerry White, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which documents the global persecutions of people for their faiths, including the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Bosnian war, and other human rights catastrophes. It amplifies the voices of survivors and offers a blueprint for action, …

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Revd Dr John Goldingay will deliver a special anniversary lecture for the the Psalms in Interfaith Contexts Reading Group Abstract: Theodicy has become a significant topic in the study of the Hebrew Scriptures, and the Psalms are a natural work to approach through this lens. They are often concerned, that is, with the way Israel or individual …

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