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Science and Faith in Judaism and Islam

Scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology, and biology over the past centuries have called into question the centrality of humans as the “crown of creation.”

Today, religious and scientific positions are often seen as irreconcilable. This lecture series sets out to explore the tensions and affinities between Judaism, Islam, and the sciences.

  • “Knowledge and Faith in Judaism & Islam”.

    Do You Believe in Miracles?

    With James A. Diamond (Professor in Jewish Studies at the University of Waterloo, Canada) and Umeyye Isra Yazicioglu (Professor in Religious Studies at St. Joseph’s University in Philidelphia, United States)

    Video Recording
    13 Jun 2019

  • “Knowledge and Faith in Judaism & Islam”.

    Humanity: Between Destiny and Free Will

    With Alan Mittleman (Jewish Theological Seminary of America) and Martin Mahmud Kellner (Institute of Islamic Theology, Osnabrück)

    Video Recording
    30 Apr 2019

  • “Knowledge and Faith in Judaism & Islam”.

    How Much God Is in the Holy Scriptures?

    With Benjamin Sommer (expert in modern Jewish theology) and Ghassan el Masri (researcher on the Koran in the context of the Arabic literature of his time), in German and English

    Video Recording
    5 Mar 2019

  • “Knowledge and Faith in Judaism & Islam”.

    God, Darwin, and Evolution

    With Natan Slifkin (Biblical Museum of Natural History, Beit Shemesh, Israel) and Fatimah Jackson (Howard University, USA)

    Video Recording
    31 Jan 2019

  • “Knowledge and Faith in Judaism & Islam”.

    Science in the Light of Faith

    With Geoffrey A. Mitelman (Sinai and Synapses) and Ahmad S. Dallal (Georgetown University, Qatar)

    Video Recording
    20 Nov 2018