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ICJS Mini-Courses
The Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies added
a new programming initiative in 1998: mini-courses developed and taught by Dr. Rosann Catalano, ICJS Roman Catholic Scholar; Rabbi Charles Arian, former ICJS Jewish Scholar; Rabbi Joel H. Zaiman, Jewish Scholar and Consultant; Dr. Christopher Leighton, ICJS Executive Director; and Janis L. Koch, ICJS Associate Scholar. The courses are a direct response to growing requests for additional opportunities for study by those who attend ICJS public programs.

  • Fall 2007 Mini-Course: "God said it. I believe it. That settles it!"


  • Fall 2006 Mini-Course: "Seeing God in Torah"


  • Spring 2006 Mini-Course: "Interpreting Difficult Texts"


  • Fall 2005 Mini-Course: "Teaching Women"


  • Spring 2005 Mini-Course: "Rescuing
    Romans 9-11    "


  • Fall 2003 Mini-Course: "When Violence is a Virtue"


  • Fall 2002 Mini-Course: "Rescuing Paul"


  • Spring 2002 Mini-Course: "Art & the Religious Imagination: Jewish & Christian Perspectives"


  • Fall 2001 Mini-Course: "Rescuing Paul"


  • Winter 2001 Mini-Course: "Do Jews and Christians Worship the Same God?"


  • Spring 2000 Mini-Course: "Praying at the Edge: Suffering, the Psalms of Lament, and God." A study of the psalms of lament and the ways in which these ancient biblical prayers give expression to the mystery of human suffering. This course was taught by Dr. Rosann Catalano.

  • Fall 1999 Mini-Course: "Biblical Israel, Rabbinic Judaism, and Christianity: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Exploration." An introduction to the first century of the Common Era: the formative period in which both Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism have their origins. This course was co-taught by Dr. Rosann Catalano and Rabbi David Fox Sandmel.


  • Spring 1999 Mini-Course: "Innocence Lost: Reflections on God, Noah, Job, and Jesus." A course focusing on three "defining moments" of biblical encounter with God that shed light on our own struggles with the mystery of human suffering. This course was taught by Dr. Rosann Catalano.


  • Fall 1998 Mini-Course: "Biblical Israel, Rabbinic Judaism, and Christianity: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Exploration." The initial offering of an introduction to first-century origins of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism, taught by Dr. Rosann Catalano.


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