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Inter-religious conflict in the name of God

Novelist and former Roman Catholic priest James Carroll, author of the controversial book Constantine’s Sword, will visit Emory on February 4 and 5 to explore the hard edges of interfaith dialogue in the wake of September 11.

Published last year, Constantine’s Sword raises difficult questions about the historical relations of the Roman Catholic Church with Judaism over the last two millenia. Beginning in Auschwitz and tracing his way back, Carroll notes how the Christian Church early defined itself over against Judaism, a decision in self-definition that has often had disastrous consequences.

Carroll’s visit to Emory begins February 4 at 8pm in the Winship Ballroom in the Dobbs University Center (DUC). A guest of the Institute for Jewish Studies, Carroll will deliver the annual Tenenbaum Lecture. More information about the evening lecture can be obtained by contacting the Institute for Jewish Studies at (404) 727-6301.

The following day Carroll will headline a 3pm panel discussion in the Carlos Musem’s auditorium on the topic “Inter-religious Conflict in the Name of God.” Other panelists include include Phillip Reynolds, Candler School of Theology; and Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, The Temple (Atlanta). For more information about the afternoon panel discussion, please contact Chance Hunter at (404) 727-1179.

[ Posted by Chance Hunter at March 1, 2002 10:00 AM | More Public Events articles ]

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