The course will examine violent religious texts, and offer approaches to using them as a resource for understanding violence and conflict in our time. We will see how Jewish and Christian traditions have inspired heroic peace-making, with an emphasis on the figures and communities involved and how they responded to the challenges of dark and fearful situations.
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Led by: Jonathan Gorsky & Sister Therese Fitzgerald
The course will examine violent religious texts, and offer approaches to using them as a resource for understanding violence and conflict in our time. We will see how Jewish and Christian traditions have inspired heroic peace-making, with an emphasis on the figures and communities involved and how they responded to the challenges of dark and fearful situations.
Sister Therese Fitzgerald is a Sister of Sion from Ireland and has a lot of experience of peace work in Belfast.
Jonathan Gorsky is an Orthodox Jewish Scholar and former lecturer of Judaism and Jewish Christian Relations at Heythrop College. Prior to this, Jonathan served as Education Advisor for the Council of Christians and Jews.
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