Beyond Tolerance
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Theologies of Interfaith Hospitality
Three webinars on Jewish, Christian, and Muslim teachings on the ‘Religious Other’
Presenters:
Rabbi Elliot Dorff
American Jewish University
Reinhard Krauss
Academy for Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Studies
Hedab Tarifi
The Islamic Center of Southern California
Responders:
Kienan Taweil
Loyola Marymount University
Casey Crouch
UCLA
Eliana Mastrangelo
American Jewish University
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have been in conversation with one another throughout their history. Frequently, the mutual engagement has been marked by arrogance, mischaracterization, or even outright hostility. In the modern era, such conflictual attitudes have largely given way to mutual pledges of tolerance. Although clearly better than mutual disdain, is tolerance enough? We believe it isn’t.
Each of our three religious traditions contains rich resources to guide its adherents to go beyond tolerance when engaging ‘the religious other.’ This guidance is distinct in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. However, the goal is the same: to move far beyond mere tolerance to genuine respect, indeed honor and hospitality, of ‘the religious other.’
The series of three Trialogues will explore the specific teachings undergirding each of the distinctive ‘Theologies of Interfaith Hospitality’ inherent in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Each webinar will include a presentation by our panelists, a discussion with the responders, and questions from the audience.
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