Dedicated to the growth of new and mutually enriching
relationships between Christians and Jews
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Jesper Svartvik
"Good Friday or Bad Friday?"
Oct. 6, 2021
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Dr. Jesper Svartvik, Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations, shared key themes from his recently published book Reconciliation and Transformation: Reconsidering Christian Theologies of the Cross. See more.
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Paula Fredriksen
"MESSY MONOTHEISM: The Crowded Cosmos of Ancient Jews and Christians"
Oct. 12, 2021
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Prof. Paula Fredriksen delivered the 9th Annual John Paul II Lecture in Christian-Jewish Relations, discussing her current research on the complex understandings of God in the first century. See more.
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"The Holocaust-Era Archives of Pope Pius XII:
The State of the Question: A Conversation with Suzanne Brown-Fleming, David Kertzer, Robert Ventresca, & Iael Nidam-Orvieto"
Oct. 17, 2021
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This webinar was the public program associated with a scholars' conference on Holocaust-era Catholic archives, co-sponsored with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem. The public program featured a discussion among leading scholars working with the recently opened Holocaust-era archives of Pope Pius XII about their work, their initial findings, and the significance of archival scholarship for Jewish-Christian relations. See more.
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Angela Kim Harkins
"Ancient Interpretations of Job"
Oct. 21, 2021
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Prof. Angela Kim Harkins illustrated methods of ancient Bible interpretations, exploring how ancient interpreters linked Job to the book of Genesis. This event was co-sponsored by the School of Theology and Ministry. See more.
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Kristallnacht Commemoration
Mark Oppenheimer
"Squirrel Hill"
Nov. 9, 2021
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In remembrance of Kristallnacht, former Corcoran Chair Mark Oppenheimer spoke about the attack on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018. A short film by Prof. John Michalczyk about Kristallnacht introduced the event. See more.
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Teaching First-Generation Boston College Students |
This virtual seminar series for Boston College faculty and graduate students explored the college experience of first-generation Boston College students, examining their contextual realities, discussing university resources available to them, and recommending specific pedagogical best practices. This program was co-sponsored by the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life. |
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Rossanna Contreras-Godfrey, Yvonne McBarnett, & Andy Petigny
"Teaching First-Generation Boston College Students"
Sept. 23, 2021
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Burt Howell
"The Socio-Economic Factors Shaping the First-Generation and Montserrat Experience"
Oct. 14, 2021
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Dacia Gentilella
"How to Support First-Generation BC Students"
Nov. 18, 2021
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Festschrift for James Bernauer, S.J. |
James Bernauer, S.J., Kraft Family Professor emeritus and former director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College, was honored with a Festschrift in the October 2021 issue of the journal Philosophy & Social Criticism. Read more.
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Arrival of Jesper Svartvik |
In November, the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning was happy finally to welcome to Boston 2020-2022 Corcoran Chair Dr. Jesper Svartvik after a long delay due to the pandemic. Dr. Svartvik had been working remotely from Sweden since July 2020. Read more.
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Shevet Achim Award for Philip A. Cunningham
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Dr. Philip A. Cunningham, Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia and the inaugural director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College, was awarded the 2021 Shevet Achim Award by the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations. Read more.
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Jan. 27 at 5 PM (In-person & Virtual)
Charles R. Gallagher, S.J.
"Nazis of Copley Square"
In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Prof. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., will speak about the Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front, the topic of his new book.
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March 27 and April 3 (In-Person & Virtual)
2022 Corcoran Chair Conference
"Treasures New and Old"
This conference will consider how various Christian communities have reassessed Jewish tradition, focusing on the implications of this process for Christians’ self-understanding. The conference will also directly address implementing and communicating this research, concentrating on pedagogical challenges and possibilities.
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Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
Boston College
Stokes Hall N405
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-552-4495
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