Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America
Connolly House, Andover Room
The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College is dedicated to the growth of new and mutually enriching relationships between Christians and Jews. The Center applies the scholarly resources of a Catholic university to the task of encouraging mutual knowledge between Christians and Jews at every level.
Wednesday, March 26
5:00 PM
Sunday, April 06
1:00 PM
Monday, April 07
9:30 AM
Monday, April 28
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Feb. 26: Willie James Jennings, "To Touch the World Together"
The Reverend Dr. Willie James Jennings delivered the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning’s 12th Annual John Paul II Lecture in Christian-Jewish Relations, "To Touch the World Together: Why Jews and Christians Need a New Doctrine of Creation." Jews and Christians are joined by a shared recognition that we are created by the same God. Yet that recognition has never been allowed to shape our moral and social imaginations. What should this shared recognition create in our racially divided, war-torn, capitalist driven world? This lecture considered how we move from a shared recognition to a shared life.
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Dr. Dror Bondi, 2025-2026 Corcoran Visiting Professor in Christian-Jewish Relations
Boston College and the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dror Bondi as the 2025-2026 Corcoran Visiting Professor in Christian-Jewish Relations.
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Jan. 28: Gretchen Starr-LeBeau, "Conversos and the Spanish Inquisition"
Dr. Gretchen Starr-LeBeau delivered her lecture “Conversos and the Spanish Inquisition” to Prof. Sylvia Sellers-Garcia’s class “The Inquisition in Spain and Spanish America” as part of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning's Jewish-Christian Lecture Series. Dr. Starr-LeBeau is a specialist in the history of religion, especially Jewish-Christian relations and the Spanish Inquisition. She particularly has focused on the Inquisition's investigation of converts from Judaism to Christianity and their descendants.
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Jan. 28: Alan Shore, "Uncommon Allies: American Jews and Christians Uniting Against Hitler"
Dr. Alan Shore spoke about his recently published work which tells the story of the dawn of a new chapter in Jewish-Christian relations in America through the lens of four widely publicized and well-attended rallies at Madison Square Garden during the Nazi Era. These rallies brought together a broad spectrum of widely respected names from Jewish and Christian leadership and other celebrated public figures to vocally protest the ongoing depredations against European Jewry.
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Ruth Langer on the Kaddish
Prof. Ruth Langer, Associate Director of the Center, was recently interviewed on the BBC documentary podcast “Heart and Soul” about the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for mourning the dead. The podcast episode commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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Nov. 7: Deus Ex Musica, "Search Me, O God: An Interfaith Musical Exploration of the Psalms"
This interactive event used live performances of brand-new psalm-inspired compositions as a springboard for discussion about the Bible and faith. By illuminating the depth, richness, and beauty of the psalms, this event provided a unique opportunity for Jews and Christians to celebrate and explore the power of shared sacred texts. The event featured new works written expressly for Deus Ex Musica by a collection of award-winning Jewish and Christian composers, performed by acclaimed Israeli-American violinist Yonah Zur and hosted by Deus Ex Musica founder Delvyn Case.
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How Catholic Universities Can Care for Their Jewish Students
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Center Director and Kraft Professor, published an essay on what a Catholic university owes its Jewish students in a time of rising antisemitism.
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Ruth Langer on Contemporary Prayer Books of the Jewish Tradition
Associate Director of the Center, Prof. Ruth Langer, wrote recently on how contemporary prayer books from different strands of the Jewish tradition speak to the relationship between Jews and others.
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