CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS
HISTORY, THEOLOGY, AND THE PRESENT DAY
Weekly Mondays (unless noted otherwise), 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Begins October 6, Fall Term, 5 sessions
St. Paul’s/Harvard Catholic Center, Harvard Square
Led by HCF Graduate Fellow Jhozef Sheldia
This course will explore Catholic teaching and theology on Jews and Judaism developed over the last sixty years, especially since the promulgation of Nostra Aetate at Vatican II. Together, we will trace the historical circumstances that led to the document, examine its theological implications for salvation and covenant, wrestle with questions of Jewish and Christian diversity in the modern period, and consider Jewish responses to dialogue. Readings will include conciliar texts and modern Jewish and Christian thinkers, with opportunities for rich discussion and debate. A key part of the course will be identifying which teachings are dogmatic, how these teachings have been taken up by Catholic theologians into various directions, and where the Church stands today. The series is expected to culminate with a guest lecturer who is active in the field of Catholic-Jewish relations; details to be announced to registrants. Dinner provided.
OPEN TO BOSTON AREA UNDERGRAD/GRAD/RECENT GRADS - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
IN-PERSON ONLY
Gustav Bauernfeind, Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives at Sunrise, oil painting, c. 1902, Sotheby's Private Collection
This course is supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63614).