AFTER NOSTRA AETATE:
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN INTERFAITH RELATIONS
The Second Vatican Council’s 1965 Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, entitled, Nostra Aetate, called for dialogue and collaboration with the followers of other religions and ushered in a historic era of positive relations between the Church and these traditions. This fall, the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Declaration by welcoming scholars to Saint Leo University (SLU) and the Tampa Bay area to address the interreligious challenges faced by these traditions 50 years later, after Nostra Aetate. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21: Dr. Vasumathi Badrinathan & Dr. Matthew Tapie “Hindu-Catholic Dialogue on Hinduism in Contemporary India” 3:30pm, TECO Hall, Tapia Business Building, SLU Main Campus
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds, Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, University of Notre Dame “The Church and Islam 50 Years after Nostra Aetate” 6:30pm reception/7:00pm lecture, Kirk Hall, University Campus
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16: Dr. John Borelli, Special Assistant to the President for Interreligious Initiatives at Georgetown University and the U.S. Jesuit Conference’s Coordinator for Interreligious Dialogue and Relations “Nostra Aetate: Questions Answered and Not Answered” 11:30am, Free lunch open to faculty, students and general public, Tapia Business Building 12:30pm Dr. Borelli’s lecture with response by Rabbi Korn, TECO Hall, University Campus MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16: Rabbi Eugene Korn, Academic Director, Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel “Some Unfinished Business of Nostra Aetate: The Next Challenges for Christians and Jews” 2:00pm Rabbi Korn’s lecture with response by Dr. John Borelli, TECO Hall, University Campus Sponsored by the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies. For more information or for special accommodations, please contact the Administrator of Events and Special Programs, Megan Orendorf at
[email protected] or (352) 588-8401.
