The Silber-Obrecht Lecture on Interreligious and Interfaith Studies
Advancing the Field of Interreligious and Interfaith Studies
The Silber-Obrecht Lecture is the first endowed lectureship in the emerging field of interreligious and interfaith studies. Presented biennially by the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, the lecture advances the field by featuring new and creative work from a senior scholar and interreligious practitioner.
Managed and sponsored by ICJS, the endowed lecture is held in partnership with five Baltimore educational institutions: Goucher College, the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, Morgan State University’s Center for Religion and Cities, and St. Mary’s Seminary & University.
The Silber-Obrecht Lecture is named in honor of Sidney and Jean Silber and Charles F. and Margaret M.H. “Peggy” Obrecht, in recognition of their longtime commitment to improving interreligious relationships and understanding.
Previous Silber-Obrecht Lectures
2025
What Does it Mean to be Human? Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Perspectives
Lecturer: Rabbi Dr. Rachel Mikva
2023
What is the State and the Future of Interreligious and Interfaith Studies?
Lecturer: Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
The Silber-Obrecht Lecture Explores the Varied Responses to Religious Pluralism
“The Silber-Obrecht Lecture reflects that there are many modes of response to the reality of religious pluralism—theological, philosophical, historical, scriptural, ethical, legal, praxeological, and institutional—and these responses need thoughtful and reasoned inquiry.”
—Heather Miller Rubens, Ph.D.,
ICJS Executive Director and Roman Catholic Scholar
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