Academic Life ~ Center for Jewish Christian Studies and Relations ~ 2008 Annual Lecture
2008 Annual Lecture
Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations 20th Annual Lecture
Sharing the Journey: A Jewish Perspective on Learning with Christians
Rabbi Or Rose, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Hebrew College Rabbinical School, Newton, Massachusetts
Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m.
Seabury Auditorium, General Seminary
440 W. 21st St., between 9th & 10th Aves., New York City
An expert on Jewish mysticism, Rabbi Rose will speak on Jewish-Christian encounter from the perspective of the Rabbinical School's new cooperative programs with Andover Newton Theological School. The need for better mutual understanding between Christians and Jews is widely recognized, and it is imperative that leaders in both traditions be better prepared to catalyze such understanding during their years of theological and professional preparation. Come hear Rabbi Rose reflect on the opportunities and challenges of such training in an inter-religious environment. This lecture will be of interest not only to theological educators but also to Jews and Christians concerned about the inter-religious dimension of their leaders’ formation.
The General Theological Seminary, 440 West 21st Street between
9th and 10th Avenues, Manhattan.
Advance registration is not required.
$15 optional fee will be welcome at the door.
For further information: Erin Weber-Johnson, Academic Affairs academicoffice@gts.edu (212) 243-5150.
Our annual service commemorating Holocaust Victims & Survivors is Wednesday, April 30th, 7:30 pm at General. All are welcome.
The 19th Annual Lecture, "Interfaith Anguish, Interfaith Hope: Discerning a Future from Jerusalem," was delivered by Dr. Henry Carse,
Director of Special Programs, St. George's College, Jerusalem, on Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
Dr. Carse spoke on Jewish-Christian dialogue and on relations with Muslims from his expertise in interfaith dialogue through 12 years at St. George's College, a continuing education center of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East that draws people for courses from throughout the world. In illuminating the theoretical foundations of dialogue, he discussed the distinction made by former NYU professor James Carse (no relation) between finite games, which focus on winning and losing, and infinite games, in which aim to include more and more participants in an enterprise that may have no end. "People ask me," said Henry Carse, "'What will you do if peace comes to Israel and Palestine?' And I reply, 'Of course, the dialogue will continue!'" Carse illustrated the actual process and effects of dialogue through the experience of Kids4Peace, an enterprise he founded and directs which brings Jewish, Muslim and Christian children together for mutual understanding in Palestine, Israel, Canada and the USA.
Carse drew from 35 years of living among Jews and Muslims in Israel, where he has been a farmer and tour guide as well as a theological educator. A Vermont native, Dr. Carse holds an M.A. from General Seminary and a Ph.D. in applied theology from the University of Kent, Canterbury, where his 2004 dissertation was on the theme of pilgrimage. He was the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni/ae Award from the Alumni/ae Association of General Seminary.
The 18th Annual Lecture was delivered on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies and Director of the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Her topic was "Jesus and Judaism: The Connection Matters."
The 17th Annual Lecture was delivered on March 8, 2005, by Mark D. Nanos, Ph.D., on "A Jewish Paul? What Difference Does it Make for Christian-Jewish Relations Today?"
The 16th Annual Lectured was delivered by Mary C. Boys, S.N.J.M. on "The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ and Relations Between Jews and Christians Today."
