Faith and Community: How Can Interfaith Dialogue Build Bridges Between the Individual and the Collective? This event is in collaboration with the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto (CJDT) A moderated discussion on issues of concern for faith communities and their members, featuring speakers of the three Abrahamic traditions The Msgr. John Mary Fraser Centre for Practical Theology, […]
A lecture by Dr. Tamara Grdzelidze, D.Phil, Ph.D. (Oxford) Dr. Tamara Grdzelidze is the Aileen Driscoll Research Fellow in Ecumenical Theology (Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto) and former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Holy See. She served for many years as Program Executive on the Faith […]
Fraser Centre Interreligious Visual Art Exhibit: “Neighbourhood Earth” February 2—February 29, 2020 Exhibit Reception: Thursday, February 13, 2020, 8:30pm-9:30 pm. (Please RSVP through the Regis Website.) The art exhibit asks: What is a neighbour? Who is my neighbour? What is a neighbourhood? What are the borders of our neighbourhoods? Who defines them? Who is inside, […]
“Faith in the Commons: Becoming Neighbours includes the Personal and the Political” Lecture—7:00 pm // Reception—8:30 pm (Please RSVP through the Regis Website.) One of the most exciting developments in political theology is the renewed awareness that “the neighbour” creates a new space “in-between” the personal and the political. Professor Leddy will illustrate and explore how […]
INTERFAITH DIALOGUE TODAY: Is Cooperation Across Religious Traditions a Luxury for Community Building? Panelists: Debra Landsberg (Jewish) Valeria Vergani (Christian) Betul Veral (Muslim) Content: The panelists will discuss multiple ways in which faith and interfaith reflection, dialogue, and cooperation can help a society to develop a sense of community in the midst of highly individualizing […]