Programs John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue

1 programs

1.1 russell berrie fellowship in interreligious studies
1.2 seminar , study tour in holy land
1.3 annual pope john paul ii lecture on interreligious understanding
1.4 distinguished visiting professorships
1.5 certificate in interreligious studies

programs

the center operates under auspices of ecumenical section in faculty of theology, serves resource faculty, students , guests of university on interreligious issues , subjects. center provides support visiting faculty , students in various programs, include following.

russell berrie fellowship in interreligious studies

the russell berrie fellowship in interreligious studies designed provide current , future religious leadership comprehensive understanding of , dedication interreligious ideas, issues, , concerns. fellowship invites religious leaders – whether ordained, religious, or lay – spend year in rome studying @ angelicum certificate in interreligious studies, participate in seminar , study tour in israel, , in number of specialized courses , extracurricular activities.

the fellowship “full-ride” scholarship available students @ pontifical universities in rome, covers tuition, room , board, books , travel expenses.

as of 2014-2015 academic year, 7 cohorts of fellows have been admitted program, began 2008-2009 academic year. there have been 60 fellows 23 countries , 6 inhabited continents. fellows have included 30 clergy (or seminarians later became clergy), 27 laity, , 3 religious/consecrated sisters.

fellows’ nationalities have included: australia, benin, bosnia, chile, croatia, dominican republic, gambia, greece, hong kong, india, italy, kenya, mexico, nigeria, philippines, poland, romania, rwanda, slovakia, sri lanka, ukraine, vietnam, , u.s.a.

seminar , study tour in holy land

“jerusalem , judaism: identity , challenges” study tour in russell berrie fellows participate part of program. 3 major components of include academic seminar organized , staffed shalom hartman institute in jerusalem, pilgrimage jewish , christian holy land around jerusalem , in galilee, , series of cultural meetings , programs local leaders. study tour has taken place between semesters, in february.

annual pope john paul ii lecture on interreligious understanding

one of largest , high-profile events of angelicum each year since 2008 has been pope john paul ii lecture on interreligious understanding. globally-recognized religious leaders , academics have been invited each spring offer insights contemporary developments in interreligious dialogue.

2008: archbishop donald wuerl, washington, dc, usa “unifying threads among world religions: common ground in search world peace”
2009: chief rabbi michael schudrich, warsaw, poland “a rabbi’s reflection on teachings of john paul ii”
2010: prof. mona siddiqui, obe, university of glasgow, scotland “islamic perspectives on judaism , christianity”
2011: prof. david f. ford, university of cambridge, england “jews, christians, , muslims meet around scriptures: inter-faith practice twenty-first century”
2012: cardinal kurt koch, pontifical commission religious relations jews “nostra aetate: 50 years of christian–jewish dialogue.”

starting in 2013, annual lecture scaled down, , moved centro pro unione:

2013: prof. moshe idel, hebrew university, jerusalem “judaism , problem of evil”
2014: rabbi prof. burton visotzky, jewish theological seminary, new york, sin , atonement in rabbinic , patristic literature

distinguished visiting professorships

every year john paul ii center brings 2-3 distinguished visiting professors rome, particularly in areas of jewish studies , interreligious dialogue. courses offer intensive, ranging 1.5 ects 8-day courses, 3.0 ects 15-day courses. professors chosen center’s academic committee. recent visiting professors have included:

prof. adam afterman, shalom hartman institute, israel
rabbi prof. jack bemporad, center interreligious understanding, new jersey
prof. marshall breger, catholic university of america, washington, dc
prof. moshe idel, hebrew university, israel
prof. israel knohl, hebrew university, israel
prof. menachem lorberbaum, tel aviv university, israel
prof. mona siddiqui, university of edinburgh, scotland
prof. josef stern, university of chicago, illinois

certificate in interreligious studies

a postgraduate diploma, certificate in interreligious studies offered through ecumenical section of faculty of theology @ angelicum opportunity students not qualify regular admission stl program (usually because education came outside pontifical system) enroll students in field of interreligious studies, or post-doctoral or sabbatical year of study.

the focus of certificate on methodological issues in dealing philosophy, theology, , sociology of religion, , teaching of catholic church in relation interreligious dialogue , other religions. in total, certificate represents 14 lecture courses , 2 seminars totaling 50 ects, plus redaction of integrative final paper worth 10 ects, total of 60 ects.

the program has 4 areas of study:

introduction , methodology (philosophy, hermeneutics, social sciences, anthropology of dialogue, method) 3 courses
history (world religions, new religious movements) 2 courses
systematic (biblical themes, ecclesiology, theology/philosophy of religion, ethics) 8 courses
practical (spirituality/mysticism, ecumenical , interreligious commissions, catechesis) 1 course