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In this in-person workshop, participants will be invited to reflect upon their own religious traditions and personal spiritual journeys in order to create a narrative that inspires their communities to engage in interreligious learning and dialogue.
The Qur’an, revered as sacred scripture and a moral guide, offers enduring virtues that shape just and compassionate communities. This minicourse will explore qualities such as dignity, courage, compassion, humility, and forgiveness, considering their role in nurturing a shared civic life marked by respect and responsibility.
The ICJS Interreligious Spirituality Group for spiritual care providers and chaplains is a free professional development opportunity to build connections with other spiritual care providers and deepen interreligious learning.
For decades, interreligious dialogue has been a space where differences in theology, belief, and practice could be explored with respect. But ICJS Jewish Scholar Benjamin Sax, Ph.D., argues that one issue consistently breaks that fragile trust: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “People can disagree on deep theological matters and still remain in community,” Sax explained. “But when…
ICJS Executive Director and Roman Catholic Scholar Heather Miller Rubens, Ph.D., is shaping conversations at the intersection of faith, scholarship, and public life—both internationally and here at home. This summer, Rubens delivered a keynote lecture at the International Network for Interreligious Research and Education (INIRE) conference in Berlin, Germany. Her address, “God-seeking & Neighbor-seeking: Teleological…
What can Islam say to Christianity today? For ICJS Muslim Scholar Zeyneb Sayilgan, Ph.D., this question is not just academic—it’s personal, pastoral, and deeply interreligious. Over the past year, she has shared Islamic perspectives with Christian readers through essays in U.S. Catholic, The Guardian and The Living Church. Her work explores how Muslim tradition speaks…
ICJS Christian Scholar Matthew D. Taylor, Ph.D. is advancing his research on Christian nationalism through two ambitious projects: a forthcoming podcast series and a new book, Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists. Together, these projects invite Christians and interreligious partners to consider both the global dimensions of authoritarian religion and the…
Rabbi Dr. Rachel S. Mikva explored how considering the question of the human is essential when navigating religious differences today. Watch the videos of the two lectures and the response by Dr. Younus Mirza, and the Conversation Event held at Goucher College.
Uncover the goals of the Christian movement that is a threat to the American values of democracy and pluralism. Through podcasts, articles, courses, and videos, Matthew D. Taylor shares his research and storytelling.
Explore our curated resources, assembled with the assistance of ICJS scholars, to help you explore Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from both vantage points. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. We hope this serves as a launching pad to your own learning.
This course with ICJS Jewish Scholar Benjamin E. Sax, Ph.D., interrogates the question of what it means to dialogue during a time of political violence, persecution, gaslighting, and oppression. Very often we teach that tolerance is a virtue in dialogue, yet should we also be tolerant of intolerance? How does that work?
We consider a variety of views and try to chart a new dialogical path together by examining how different philosophers, political theorists, historians, and theologians have broached these questions during their own times of political peril.
This event featured a panel discussion on the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Panelists examined the global and interreligious implications of his historic election, his relationship to the legacy of Pope Francis, and the early indications of the priorities that may shape his pontificate. The discussion also addressed Pope Leo’s expressed concern for the ethical and moral dimensions of artificial intelligence—an increasingly urgent area at the intersection of faith, technology, and public life.
With the 2024 election behind us, it is clear that Christian nationalism and the empowerment of conservative Christians will play prominent roles in American politics and policy. How does Christian theology intersect with Christian nationalism, and how can it also inform Christian resistance to it? In this course with ICJS Christian Scholar Matthew D. Taylor, Ph.D., we explore the theological foundations and traditions that have supported much of the Christian backing for Donald Trump over the past decade. At the same time, the course examines theological voices from within the Christian tradition that challenge the ideas of Christian nationalism, Christian supremacy, and Christian hegemony.
Mary, the mother of Jesus—Maryam in Arabic—is venerated by Christians and Muslims around the world. This course examines the Islamic portrayal of Mary as described in the Qur’an and the holy narrations of Prophet Muhammad, both normative sources for Muslims, identifying similarities and differences that emerge in the Muslim depictions of Mary. By presenting examples of Islamic art and architecture, ICJS Muslim Scholar Zeyneb Sayilgan, Ph.D., highlights Mary’s ongoing importance in Muslim life. Finally, Sayilgan reflects on the possibilities of how Mary can serve as an important interreligious figure who can both divide and unite.
As Christians observe Holy Week, ICJS scholars engaged in an interfaith dialogue on WYPR’s Midday show about the figure of Jesus, a Jewish rabbi and teacher who is revered as a prophet in Islam, and who is the central figure in Christianity.
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