Rescuing Paul
The Fall 2002 Mini-Course
October 3, 10, 17, 24 and November 7, 2002
For the past two thousand years, most Christians and many Jews have understood the Apostle Paul to have been a Jew who, following a startling revelation of Jesus Christ, renounced his ancestral religion, attacked the validity of the Mosaic Law, insisted on justification through faith in Christ, and ultimately became the founder of Christianity. But is this fire-breathing convert to Christianity the real Paul? In the past several decades there have been exciting developments in Pauline studies. The Paul now emerging is quite different from the Paul that dominates most of the Christian and Jewish tradition. Linguist and grammarian Janis Koch will reprise her popular course Rescuing Paul, which introduces this "new" Paul to Christians and Jews who may or may not be familiar with the "old" Paul.

Jews and Christians: A New Conversation
October 22 and November 15, 2002
at Washington National Cathedral
The ICJS has partnered with the Washington National Cathe-dral and the Washington Hebrew Congregation for a special series that honors the evolution in Jewish-Christian relations over the last half-century. Four visionary leaders -- David Rosen, James Forbes, Tikva Frymer-Kensky, and Krister Sten-dahl -- will offer two evening presentations, followed by two evenings of congregational study on diversity as mutual blessing.
Both sessions are open to the public.
For registration information call 202-537-2221
or check www.nationalcathedral.org/register.

How Do We Pray? Why Do We Pray?
A Congregational Conversation
January 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2003
Members of Baltimore-area churches and synagogues are in-vited to join the ICJS staff for a theological exploration of prayer in the Jewish and Christian traditions.
Registration information will be available in
late October from the ICJS offices.

The Dabru Emet Series at Chizuk Amuno
February 2003
Plans are underway at Chizuk Amuno Congregation and the ICJS to honor Rabbi Joel Zaiman as he begins his retirement this year. A special event honoring Rabbi Zaiman's leadership in the field of Jewish-Christian relations will focus on study and discussion of Dabru Emet and the challenges of living in a religiously plural world.
To learn more about the Dabru Emet event,
please call the Chizuk Amuno administrative offices at 410-486-6400.

An Evening with Thomas Cahill -- The 2003 Public Event
March 8, 2003
Scholar and former publishing executive Thomas Cahill will be the featured speaker at the spring 2003 ICJS Public Event. Cahill launched his seven-book series The Hinges of History in 1995 with How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe. Despite its daunting title, this fascinating account of how Irish monks almost single-handedly preserved Western culture, spent over a year on the New York Times Bestseller List. His subsequent books, The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels, and Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus, have achieved similar success.
   Mr. Cahill will share his insights during what we believe will be an extraordinary evening.
For information call Marilyn Powel at 410-523-7227.

Your Public Radio and the ICJS
Winter 2002 and Spring 2003
The ICJS and WYPR Radio, with generous support from the Children of Harvey and Lyn Meyerhoff Fund, will produce a series of four one-hour public radio programs that focus on the dynamics of religious conflict. Sanford J. Ungar, president of Goucher College and the first host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered, will be our host. Topics will range from the role of religion in the developing world to the nature of religious leadership in the past and present. Guest commentary will be provided by a distinguished list of writers, scholars, and theologians brought together by the ICJS staff. Tune in to WYPR (88.1 FM) for details as we approach the new year.