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Brothers John and Samuel Munayer, co-editors of The Cross and the Olive Tree, join Benjamin E. Sax to explore Palestinian Christian experience, emerging theology after Gaza, and why humility, listening, and neighbor-blessing matter amid Israel-Palestine’s competing narratives.
The Hebrew prophets challenged injustice and called communities to renewal. This course explores how their words—rooted in Jewish scripture yet resonant across traditions—can guide public life in multi-religious democracies. Together we will consider how prophetic wisdom speaks to nationalism, inequality, and climate change, while cultivating virtues like humility, justice, and hope for a more pluralistic and democratic society.
Watch this online conversation with filmmaker Elinor (Ellie) Pierce about her short documentary Abraham’s Bridge, a hopeful and thought-provoking portrait of the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, Nebraska. The film traces the project from its early vision in 2005 to its physical realization as a shared campus where a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center stand side by side, connected by a circular wooden bridge and a common garden. Anchored in the shared figure of Abraham, the film explores what it looks like to build coexistence across religious difference in real time.
This minicourse explores Qur’anic virtues including dignity, courage, compassion, humility, and forgiveness through scripture, prophetic examples, and ethical reflection, examining how these teachings shape moral character and foster just, respectful, and pluralistic civic life today.