R.T. Orr lecture at Huron

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By Communications Staff
Friday, October 9, 2009
University of Virginia professor Peter Ochs will share his views on the future of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim dialogue as part of Huron University College's annual R.T. Orr lecture Oct. 14.
 
Orr’s talk, Reading Difference Differently: Scriptural Reasoning and the Future of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Dialogue, begins at 8 p.m. at Huron’s Great Hall.
 
A prolific and influential scholar, Ochs has written several books and articles on Jewish and Christian philosophical theology. He is the co-founder of the Society for Scriptural Reasoning and The Children of Abraham Institute.
 
Prior to Virginia, Ochs held teaching and research positions at Drew University, Colgate University, the University of Maryland, Hebrew Union College and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Ochs holds a PhD and BA from Yale University and an MA from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.
 
The following day (Oct. 15), there will be a special demonstration for faculty, students and friends of Huron, titled ‘Not Consensus but Friendship: The Performance & Practice of Scriptural Reasoning’.
 
The work of the Centre for Abrahamic Religions will be showcased in this special demonstration of scriptural reasoning beginning at 4 p.m. in the Kingsmill Room.  
Scriptural Reasoning is a practice of Christians, Muslims, and Jews reading their sacred texts together which offers a new model for interfaith dialogue.
 
The intent of the event is not to reach a consensus about the ‘true meaning’ of the texts, which includes the Tanakh, Qur'an and Christian Bible.
 
Participants will honour each other and each other's scriptures despite differences in interpretation. As texts open around the study table, participants will gain a renewed and deepened understanding of their neighbours' as well as their own scriptural traditions.
 
Participants will include:
 
• Shari Golberg, University of Toronto
 
• Omar Ha-Redeye, Western
 
• Susan Kennel Harrison, Emmanuel College
 
• Paul Nesbitt-Larking, Huron University College
 
• Peter Ochs, University of Virginia
 
• Nevin Reda, University of Toronto

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