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X-WR-CALNAME:Dror Bondi\, "Is God Religious? The Significance of Abraham Jo
 shua Heschel for Interreligious Relations" (HYBRID)
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DESCRIPTION:Is God Religious? The Significance of Abraham Joshua Heschel fo
 r Interreligious Relations\n\nThis lecture explores Abraham Joshua Heschel
 ’s vision of religion not as a fixed institutional system\, but as a dyn
 amic response to God. Drawing on his Depth-Theology of divine pathos and h
 uman responsibility\, we will examine how Heschel challenges us to transce
 nd religious exclusivism and rediscover faith as an encounter grounded in 
 compassion\, justice\, and humility. Heschel’s vision of God as a loving
  parent of all humanity leads to a theology that demands solidarity among 
 God’s children. Interreligious dialogue\, in this light\, becomes not me
 rely an option but God's moral imperative. Special attention will be given
  to Heschel's role in shaping Nostra Aetate and to his vision for authenti
 c interfaith dialogue in times of crisis.\n\nDr. Dror Bondi is Senior Rese
 arch Fellow and Lecturer at the Schechter Institute in Israel and the 2025
 -2026 Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston Coll
 ege. He completed his Ph.D. and M.A. in Jewish Philosophy at Bar-Ilan Univ
 ersity. He is an author\, translator and editor of several of Abraham Josh
 ua Heschel’s books in Hebrew. Dr. Bondi’s book Ayeca? about Heschel’
 s thought earned him the 2006 Shalem Prize. In 2019\, his edition of Hesch
 el’s groundbreaking Torah Min HaShamayim (Torah From Heaven)\, based on 
 newly discovered manuscripts\, introduced critical new insights into Hesch
 el’s thought and won the Mifal HaPais Prize.\n\nRSVP in-person (space is
  limited): cjlearning@bc.edu\nRegister to join by Zoom Webinar
LOCATION:In-Person: Stokes Hall N428\; Virtual: Zoom Webinar
SUMMARY:Dror Bondi\, "Is God Religious? The Significance of Abraham Joshua 
 Heschel for Interreligious Relations" (HYBRID)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.bc.edu/event/dror-bondi-is-god-religious-the-s
 ignificance-of-abraham-joshua-heschel-on-interreligious-relations-hybrid
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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