The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, in cooperation with the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, will be hosting a symposium on September 28th, 2010 in Madison.
Panelists will discuss themes from Where Heaven and Earth Meet, recently published by the University of Texas Press.
- Kjell Magne Bondevik – Founder, Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights; Former Prime Minister, Norway
- Benjamin Kedar, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
- Guy Stroumsa, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem
One of the most extraordinary spaces on earth, Jerusalem's Esplanade has been regarded as sacred for about three millennia. For Judaism, it is the holiest space, where the Solomonic and Herodian Temples once stood and where, in the messianic age, the Temple is to be rebuilt at God's behest. For Christendom, it is the site of the Herodian Temple, which Jesus repeatedly visited, foretelling its destruction and announcing the advent of a new, spiritual worship of God. For Islam, it is the holy space to which the Prophet Muhammad traveled on his mystical Night-Journey and Ascension, and which holds the Dome of the Rock and the Aqsa Mosque.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
7:30-9:00 PM
Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium
816 State Street (directions/parking)
- Moderator: Professor Charles Cohen, Director, LISAR
- Welcome: Paul DeLuca, Provost, UW-Madison
- Introductory Remarks: Kjell Magne Bondevik
Partial Funding Provided by the Evjue Foundation