The Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding (CCJU) of Sacred Heart University sponsored its third annual “Colleagues in Dialogue” Program on April 17–19, at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The conference is part of the Center’s ongoing work to foster deeper theological understanding, dialogue and collaboration among Jewish and Christian religious leaders through its Institute for Religious Leaders. 

The CCJU Institute for religious leaders is dedicated to interfaith education and dialogue among Jews and Christians who represent the future of religious leadership in the United States. Rabbis, priests and ministers gather to deepen their knowledge and understanding in Jewish-Christian relations that they were introduced to at the CCJU's annual Institute for Seminarian and Rabbinical Students, held at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT. (More than 200 students have participated in this Institute since its inception in 2000.) The annual Colleagues in Dialogue Program supports the continuing  education of these clergy as they begin their ministries. It seeks to solidify professional relationships that can build on the understanding of the each other’s faith traditions and identify the implications for preaching and teaching in local congregations and organizations.  

The 2007 “Colleagues in Dialogue” Conference welcomed 34 participants who presently serve as rabbis, cantors, priests and ministers across the country. The program featured a discussion with Dr. Mary C. Boys, author, scholar, educator and the Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Dr. Boys’ presentation discussed her most recent study on interreligious learning and dialogue, Christians and Jews in Dialogue: Learning in the Presence of the Other (2006). 

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