Join American Jewish Committee (AJC) and over two thousand committed activists at the premier global Jewish advocacy conference of the year. At AJC Global Forum, we’ll tackle the critical issues facing the Jewish people, Israel, America, and the world. Our program will feature: * Large plenary sessions with headline speakers. * Smaller breakout sessions designed […]
Join American Jewish Committee (AJC) and over two thousand committed activists at the premier global Jewish advocacy conference of the year. At AJC Global Forum, we’ll tackle the critical issues facing the Jewish people, Israel, America, and the world. Our program will feature: * Large plenary sessions with headline speakers. * Smaller breakout sessions designed […]
With the intensification of approaches in cultural studies that call into question the morality of social developments–everything from feminism to colonialism to contemporary takes on Marxist theory—engagement with a religious canon raises all sorts of questions that challenge a person’s and a community’s ethical values. How should we read misogynistic or racist passages? How should […]
The Ancient Israelites worshiped God within the broader context of religious expression in the ancient Near East, and yet the Israelites are generally perceived as devoted to the biblical God, YHVH, exclusively. In this talk, we will explore the conceptualization of deity in antiquity, and particularly how ideas about divinity are reflected in the presentation […]