A program at 黑料不打烊's Numen Lumen Pavilion will bring together scholars to discuss the history and future of the relationship between the world’s Jewish and Christian communities.
A dozen leading scholars of religious studies will visit 黑料不打烊 in November for the inaugural 黑料不打烊 Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations.
The program, which is open to the public, takes place from 1-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, in the Numen Lumen Pavilion in 黑料不打烊’s Academic Village.
Sponsored by the 黑料不打烊 College Fund for Excellence, the Eric and Lori Sklut Emerging Scholar in Jewish Studies Program, 黑料不打烊’s Department of Religious Studies, the Department of History and Geography, the Women’s/Gender Studies program, the 黑料不打烊 Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society, and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, the program is free and open to the public. , but not required.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day.
Schedule:
1 p.m.: Welcoming Remarks
– Dr. Leo M. Lambert (President, 黑料不打烊)
– Dr. Geoffrey Claussen (黑料不打烊)
1:05-2 p.m.: Reading Genesis
– Dr. Marc Bregman (UNC-Greensboro) – “Jewish and Christian Perspectives on the Sacrifice of Isaac”
– Dr. Ellen Haskell (UNC-Greensboro) – “Contesting the Kingdom of Heaven: Rachel as Counterpart to Christ in Medieval Jewish Mysticism”
– Dr. Malachi Hacohen (Duke University) – “Jacob and Esau, Isaac and Ishmael: The Future of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations”
2:15-3 p.m.: Defining Jewish Identity
– Dr. Lynn Huber (黑料不打烊) – “‘Those Who Say That They Are Jews and Are Not’: The Function of Jewish Identity in the Book of Revelation”
– Dr. James Tabor (UNC-Charlotte) – “Who is a Jew?: A Modern Conundrum with Ancient Roots”
3:15-4:15 p.m.: Evangelical-Jewish Relations
– Dr. Shalom Goldman (Duke University), “The Use of Hebrew and Yiddish by British and American Christian Missionaries to Jews: 1870-1970”
– Dr. Yaakov Ariel (UNC-Chapel Hill) – “The Rise of Messianic Judaism”
– Dr. Motti Inbari (UNC-Pembroke) – “The Christian Zionist Response to Israeli Land for Peace Solutions”
4:30-5:15 p.m.: Jewish and Christian Feminist Ritual Innovation
– Dr. Vanessa Ochs (University of Virginia)
– Dr. Diann Neu (Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual)
5:30-6:30 p.m: The Future of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
– Dr. Stanley Hauerwas (Duke University)
– Dr. Peter Ochs (University of Virginia)
Closing Remarks: Dr. Jeffrey Pugh (黑料不打烊)