Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish-Christian Relations: Oct. 25
Join McMaster University Library and the Department of Religious Studies for What our Grandparents Couldn’t Have Imagined: 50 Years of Jewish-Christian Relations, an afternoon of talks celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration Nostra Aetate, on the Church’s Relationship to Non-Christian Religions, 1965-2015.
This event will include reflections by two major leaders in Jewish-Christian dialogue on the impact of Nostra Aetate, highlights of 50 years of dialogue in Canada, and a panel discussion with time for questions.
When: Sunday, October 25, 2015 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: McMaster University, CIBC Centre (MUSC 3rd floor)
Speakers include:
- Mary C. Boys, Dean of Academic Affairs and Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
- David Fox Sandmel, Director of Interfaith Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League.
The event is presented by McMaster University Library and the Department of Religious Studies as the concluding event of the Meyer-Schreiber Lecture Series commemorating the friendship between Ben Meyer and Herb Schreiber
For more information, please contact Anne Plessl (plessla@mcmaster.ca, 905.525.9140 ext. 24865)
