2006 Programs and Conferences
2005 Programs and Conferences
| CCJU Hosts 2005 Study Tour for Catholic Bishops to Auschwitz and Rome |
| In an effort to foster interreligious dialogue and understanding among religious leaders, the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding led six American bishops and two Orthodox rabbis on a Study Tour to Krakow and Rome, September 19-23, 2005. |
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| Recently-Ordained Clergy Discuss Continuing Agenda in Christian-Jewish Understanding |
| Keynote speaker Rabbi Irving ("Yitz") Greenberg presents ideas from his groundbreaking book, "For the Sake of Heaven and Earth," April 11-12, 2005, at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. |
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| 2005 Scholar in Residence, Dr. Jennifer Harris |
| February 21-24, 2005, Second annual Scholar-in-Residence Program, features Jennifer A. Harris, Ph.D., professor of Christianity and Culture at the University of Toronto, for a four-lecture series called “The Jewish Temple in the Medieval Christian Imagination.” |
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| 2005 Annual CCJU Lecture in Memory of Hal Lustig |
| On May 3, 2005, the CCJU hosted Rabbi Charles Arian of the Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies in Baltimore, Maryland, and Reverend Blair Moffett of the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, Connecticut, in a discussion of the land of Israel, its history and theological meanings, and the ethical questions surrounding its future. David L. Coppola, Ph.D., associate executive director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding, moderated the dialogue, and a question-and-answer period for the audience followed the speakers’ presentations. |
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| 2005 CCJU Nostra Aetate Awards |
| Now in its tenth year of honoring individuals and organizations who exemplify the leadership and commitment to mutual understanding upon which Christian-Jewish relations continue to grow, CCJU proudly recognizes Sister Rose Thering, O.P., and Mr. Barry Sternlicht. |
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| 2005 Annual Institute for Seminarians and Rabbinical Students |
| The Center hosted its sixth annual Institute for Seminarians and Rabbinical Students, June 6-8, 2005. Thirty-four future religious leaders from Jewish and Christian communities nationwide came together for three days of study, prayer, and dialogue. This was the first time that the full range of Judaism and Christianity was represented at the Institute, including two Orthodox Jews and two Orthodox Christians. |