Category: Online Interreligious Events

We are deeply honoured to welcome Professor Lawrence H. Schiffman, Global Distinguished Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University, USA, to lead a session of the International Interfaith Reading Group on Manuscripts in Interfaith Contexts. PLEASE REGISTER HERE Topic: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Jewish-Christian Dialogue …

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St. Joseph’s Univ. Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations In 1545, Michelangelo completed one of the most famous works of European art: a massive marble sculpture of Moses holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments. Yet the muscular figure also has the strange feature of horns protruding from Moses’ head. Their history is complex, entangled with the …

From Distinction to Discrimination: The Fraught History of Moses’ Horns Read More »

Did Paul break from Judaism to start a new religion called Christianity? For most readers through history, the answer to this question is a resounding Yes! But a careful reading of his letters in their historical context demonstrates the thoroughgoing Jewishness of this oft-misunderstood ancient Jew. Center for Christian–Jewish Learning at Boston College Matthew Thiessen (PhD, …

A Jewish Paul: Restoring the Apostle Paul to His Roots Read More »

Dr. Margaret Barker Notre Dame de Sion, Zion Centre for Dialogue Zoom Study ProgrammeFor a Zoom link please contact: sioncentrefordialogue@gmail.com www.sioncentre.org

Join NCCJ for a conversation about religion and religious systems. How can we move away from religionism towards interfaith dialogue . Religionism – the system that gives social power to one religion over all others. As people of faith there is a call to love one another. Anti-semitism is dramatically on the rise and anti- …

NCCJ Community Perspectives: From Religionism to Interfaith Celebration Read More »

Prof. Alan Cooper PSALMS in Interfaith Contexts, Oxford Interfaith Forum More Information and Registration: https://www.oxfordinterfaithforum.org/thematic-international-interfaith-reading-groups/psalms-in-interfaith-contexts/psalm-40-and-messiness-of-prayer/

The Friends Across Faiths Initiative and Praying Together in Jerusalem Invite you to our weekly gathering, continuing our conversations onThe Dignity of the Human Person: From Ideal to Realisation Sr Maureen Goodman in conversation with Peta Jones Pellach. Sr Maureen Goodman is the Programme Director for Brahma Kumaris, UK and the Brahma Kumaris representative at the United Nations, Vienna.  …

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A webinar which will focus on an interfaith discussion for International Womens Day. Open to secondary schools nationwide and free of charge The Faith & Belief Forum has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to build good relations between people of all faiths and beliefs, and to create a society where difference is celebrated. We …

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Interfaith and interreligious dialogue can create spaces for promoting tolerance, equality and human rights in diverse and multicultural environments. The event explored the challenges and opportunities of interfaith dialogue to foster reconciliation and address issues of xenophobia and discrimination; identified successful platforms, policies and initiatives that support interfaith, intercultural and interreligious collaboration on the local, national and …

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND RECONCILIATION: CREATING AND SUSTAINING SPACES OF ENCOUNTER Read More »