Harvard Divinity School

The Comparative Study of the Abrahamic Religions: Heuristic Gains and Cognitive Pitfalls


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How is the comparative scholarship on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam possible? What are its presuppositions, and what does it entail? How can the history of religions help interfaith understanding? These are some of the questions this lecture addresses.
Lecture by Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Oxford University; response by Jon Levenson, Harvard Divinity School; opening remarks by Charles Stang, Harvard Divinity School, and Adam Afterman, Tel-Aviv University
Held Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at HDS. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions at HDS, John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue, Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program, and Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.
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