LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014 Reuven Firestone, who is a leading national authority on Jewish-Muslim relations, will give the Moosnick Lectureship in Judaic Studies at Transylvania University on Tuesday, Nov. 15.<\/p>\n
Firestone\u2019s talk, “How the Birth-Pangs of Religion Complicate Peacemaking Between Faith Communities,” will begin at 7 p.m. in Carrick Theater.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe selection of professor Firestone as this year\u2019s Moosnick lecturer in Judaic Studies is particularly significant,\u201d said Transylvania religion professor Paul Jones. \u201cBecause many of the globe\u2019s hotspots involve religion, it is imperative that we listen and learn from an informed voice who has spent his academic life dedicated to understanding and respecting the religious other.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of Firestone\u2019s visit to Lexington, he will speak on Nov. 16 at Ohavay Zion Synagogue. The topic of the 7 p.m. talk will be \u201cDiversity of Religious Expression in Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both lectures will be free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
Firestone has received numerous fellowships and authored books including \u201cChildren of Abraham: An Introduction to Judaism for Muslims\u201d and \u201cAn Introduction to Islam for Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n
Born in Northern California, he was educated at Antioch College and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He received his M.A. in Hebrew literature and Rabbinic Ordination at Hebrew Union College; and he earned his Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic studies from New York University.<\/p>\n
Firestone’s campus talk and the other endowed lectures at Transylvania this academic year follow the theme of \u201cUnlearn Fear + Hate,\u201d a public art project by professors Kurt Gohde and Kremena Todorova.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014 Reuven Firestone, who is a leading national authority on Jewish-Muslim relations, will give the Moosnick Lectureship in Judaic Studies at Transylvania University on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Firestone\u2019s talk, “How the Birth-Pangs of Religion Complicate Peacemaking Between Faith Communities,” will begin at 7 p.m. in Carrick Theater. \u201cThe selection of professor Firestone as this year\u2019s Moosnick lecturer in Judaic Studies is particularly significant,\u201d said Transylvania religion professor Paul Jones. \u201cBecause many of the globe\u2019s hotspots involve religion, it is imperative that we listen and learn from an informed voice who has spent his academic life dedicated to understanding and respecting the religious other.\u201d As part of Firestone\u2019s visit to Lexington, he will speak on Nov. 16 at Ohavay Zion Synagogue. The topic of the 7 p.m. talk will be \u201cDiversity of Religious Expression in Islam.\u201d Both lectures will be free and open to the public. Firestone has received numerous fellowships and authored books including \u201cChildren of Abraham: An Introduction to Judaism for Muslims\u201d and \u201cAn Introduction to Islam for Jews.\u201d Born in Northern California, he was educated at Antioch College and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He received his M.A. in Hebrew literature and Rabbinic Ordination at Hebrew Union College; and he earned his Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic studies from New York University. Firestone’s campus talk and the other endowed lectures at Transylvania this academic year follow the theme of \u201cUnlearn Fear + Hate,\u201d a public art project by<\/p>\n