Conference
Who was Jesus of Nazareth? What was the purpose of his life, death, and resurrection? The affirmation that Jesus was the Incarnate One whose death and resurrection brought salvation to humanity is the central affirmation of the Christian faith. But how is Jesus understood in the Jewish and Muslim faiths?
"Building Tabernacles of Peace: An Interfaith Conversation" brings two scholars and faith leaders from the other Abrahamic traditions to share their skills in interfaith dialogue. Imam Abdullah Antepli and Professor Yehezkel Landau will help participants to better understand the Jewish and Muslim teachings about Jesus, furthering their ability to speak honestly and sensitively in multi-faith situations. Antepli and Landau will also reflect on the meaning of "peace" and share their experiences in peace-making.
A native of Turkey, Abdullah Antepli completed his basic training and education there, and currently serves as Muslim chaplain at Duke University. He has Connecticut connections, serving as associate director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program and Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary from 2005 until recently. He completed his D.Min. project at Hartford Seminary in 2009. A proverbial presence on campus, he engages students, faculty and staff through seminars, panels, and other avenues to provide an Islamic voice to discussions of faith, spirituality, social justice and other topics.
Yehezkel Landau is Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary. A graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Divinity School, Landau is a dual American-Israeli citizen, and he has spent much effort on interfaith education and Jewish-Arab peacemaking. He directed the Oz veSHALOM-NETIVOT SHALOM religious peace movement in Israel in the 1980s. He lectures internationally on Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations and Middle East peace issues, and has authored and edited numerous journal articles and anthology contributions. At Hartford Seminary, Professor Landau directs an interfaith training program for Jews, Christians, and Muslims called "Building Abrahamic Partnerships."
The General Association is the annual gathering of ordained, licensed, and commissioned ministers, Christian Educators, and church musicians of the Connecticut Conference. First held in 1709, General Association is the oldest continuous gathering of clergy in the United States.
Location: Silver Lake Conference Center
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Registration $35.00; lodging and meals additional.
Contact: Ron Brown
Mission Society of Connecticut
125 Sherman Street,
Hartford, CT 06105
860.367.2822
ronb@ctucc.org
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