A series of seminars studying the Chief Rabbi's internet essay, A Clash of Civilizations, held on Tuesdays 5.30 p.m., in Room A113 of the Arts Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road.

The Centre for Jewish Studies is running a series of "Rabbinics Seminars", devoted to the study of the Chief Rabbi's "A Clash of Civilizations? Judaic Sources on Co-existence in a World of Difference", the document he placed on his web site earlier this year as his response to the controversy over certain passages in The Dignity of Difference.

You will need a copy of the Chief Rabbi's essay. You can download it yourself from: www.chiefrabbi.org/dd/A_clash_of_civilisations.pdf assuming you have Acrobat installed. If not, you can download Acrobat free from www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html

Tues 21 Oct 2003 Seminar 1: 'Revelation to Gentiles' (chs.3, 4, led by Prof. Jackson). See Professor Jackson's Introduction.

Tues 28 Oct 2003 Seminar 2: 'Noahide Laws' (chs.1, 5, led by Mr. Abel)

Tues 4 Nov 2003 Seminar 3: 'Jewish Views of Christianity and Islam' (chs.6, 7, led by Prof. Alexander)

Tues 11 Nov 2003 Seminar 4: 'Chockmah, Gentile Science and Natural Theology' (chs.1, 8, 9, 10, led by Dr. Samely)

Tues 18 Nov 2003 Seminar 5: 'Interfaith Relations' (chs.1, 2, 11, 12, led by Dr. Unterman)

FREE ADMISSION

If you have an interest in attending these, please let us know by e-mail (cjs@man.ac.uk) by September 15th

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