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From the Margins to the Mainstream: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Conversation

From the Margins to the Mainstream: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Conversation

May 12 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
From the Margins to the Mainstream: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Conversation
A Dialogue on Divinity featuring Rabbi Dr. Burton Visotzsky, Emre Celik, and Rev. Eva Suarez in conversation with the Very Rev. Patrick Malloy
Monday, May 12th, 2025
6:30-8:00 pm Eastern
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute is a co-sponsor of the 2024-2025 “Dialogues on Divinity” series, hosted by the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the Community at the Crossing (an ecumenical program for spiritual formation in the heart of New York City).

On May 12th, the Cathedral will welcome three leaders in interreligious dialogue for a panel entitled “From the Margins to the Mainstream: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Conversation.”

The tragic events of October 7th and their aftermath have catapulted the engagement of Judaism and Islam into the center of dialogue with Christianity. Is it still possible to maintain good relations or are the three Abrahamic religions doomed to be locked in a widening gyre of enmity? Can the center hold? The conversation promises to be a meaningful exploration of the intersection of tradition, contemporary challenges, and shared values in a world that increasingly calls for interfaith cooperation.

The speakers will be:
Rabbi Dr. Burton Visotzky, scholar of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary where he serves as director of the Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue and as the Louis Stein Director of the Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies.

Emre Celik, Executive Director of the Peace Islands Institute New York and a Leadership Fellow at the Interfaith Center of New York.

The Rev. Eva Suarez, Canon for Community Engagement at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

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RECURRING EVENTS AND MEETINGS

Paul Wattson Lecture Series

Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches

National Council of Churches’ Regional and Local Ecumenical Networks

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops-National Council of Synagogues

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

North American Academy of Ecumenists

American Academy of Religion

Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network

Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations.

Summer Course on Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue from a Roman Catholic Perspective at the Centro Pro Unione in Rome

Periodically, GEII hosts lectures, workshops, dialogues, and other one-off events at the Interchurch Center (New York, NY) and at the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center (Garrison, NY). GEII also collaborates with other organizations in the New York area to realize events aligned with the Institute’s mission.

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