Who wrote Simone Weil’s Books?
Prof. Benjamin Braude‘s presentation is excerpted from The Mysteries of Simone Weil, a work-in-progress drawing upon newly discovered or long neglected documents. For INFORMATION and REGISTRATION
Category: Online Interreligious Events
ADAshA Events from the world!
Hope in Islam, Judaism and Christianity
A series of three sessions from Notre Dame de Sion Wednesdays in March, 2:00 pm (UK) Islam March 5 Judaism March 12 Christianity March 19 For INFORMATION and REGISTRATION
The Rebellious Daughters of Abraham: Global Feminism across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Brandeis University’s Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Join us to celebrate the launch of Holy Rebellion: Religious Feminism and the Transformation of Judaism and Women’s Rights in Israel with a panel about feminisms across Abrahamic traditions. We will be joined by panelists who will speak both personally and from a scholarly perspective about the Jewish, …
Christian, Jewish, Islamic & Secular Law in American & International History
Washington State University This panel addresses Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Secular-Democratic Legal-Ethical Traditions in the Forging of Religious-National Identities, Politics, Human Rights & Interreligious Relations in the Western, Jewish, Islamic and International Worlds. Panelists include: Deina Abdelkader (University of Massachusetts), David Novak (University of Toronto), Peter N. Stearns (George Mason University), R. Charles Weller (Al-Farabi …
Christian, Jewish, Islamic & Secular Law in American & International History Read More »
Women at the Helm: Reimagining Religious Leadership
In honor of the approaching International Women’s Day we are excited to host three pioneering female religious leaders:-Rabbi Naamah Kelman is the first woman ordained as rabbi in Israel.Qadi Hana Mansour-Khatib is the first woman appointed qadi (judge) in the Sharia (Muslim religious) court of the State of Israel.Rev. Sally Azar is the first woman …
Women at the Helm: Reimagining Religious Leadership Read More »
Aristotle Among the Believers: How Jews, Christians and Muslims Made the Philosopher their Own
Providence College’s Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee invites you to the Scholar-in-Residence Dialogue For a great many Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thinkers in the medieval world, Aristotle was not just a philosopher but the philosopher—an essential reference point for understanding both nature and the divine. Yet while his authority was indispensable, it was also problematic, as …
The Paradox of Religion as Peace-Maker and Contributor to Violence
OXFORD INTERFAITH FORUMThe Johannes Lähnemann Interfaith Peacebuilding LectureEmeritus Chairman of the Peace Education Standing Commission of the international movement Religions for Peace Speaker: Professor Anantanand Rambachan, Emeritus Professor of Religion, Saint Olaf College, USAHe is a Co-President of Religions for Peace Abstract: Peace is a shared aspiration and value in all our religious traditions. No …
The Paradox of Religion as Peace-Maker and Contributor to Violence Read More »
Book Presentation: Seeking the Hiding God
OXFORD INTERFAITH FORUM Professor Arnold Eisen in conversation with Revd Prof Serena Jones, and Prof Sam Shonkoff, about his new book Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay. Arnold Eisen is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought at the Jewish Theological Seminary, USARevd Prof Serene Jones is the first woman President of the 186-year-old Union …
Psalm 136: Hesed as Praxis
OXFORD INTERFAITH FORUM Psalms in Interfaith Contexts Reading Group Dr Jodi Porter, Director of Education for Ministry Innovation at Acadia Divinity College, Canada This session will explore the enduring significance of Psalm 136 through the lenses of hesed and praxis. For the bulk of our time together, we will explore possible practical implications of hesed for faith communities by connecting …