EDUCATION
Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.)
Bachelor of Arts (A.B., Magna Cum Laude) |
Hartford Seminary – anticipated 2012
Harvard Divinity School, 1976
Harvard University, 1971 |
VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations, Hartford Seminary (2002-Present)
Teaching courses in Jewish spirituality, Hebrew Bible, interfaith dialogue, and religion and peacemaking; Director of the Building Abrahamic Partnerships interfaith training program for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Visiting Professor, Connecticut College (Spring 2005)
Taught introductory course on Jewish tradition and spirituality to undergraduates
Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies, Drew University (Fall 2001)
Conducted interfaith training seminars through the University Chaplain’s Office
Lecturer on Judaism and Interfaith Relations at Christian institutions in Israel: Tantur Ecumenical Institute, St. George’s College, Sisters of Sion International Program at Ecce Homo, the Swedish Theological Institute, and Nes Ammim Village (1981-2002)
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Open House Center for Jewish-Arab Coexistence, Ramle, Israel (1991-2003)
Executive Director, Oz veShalom-Netivot Shalom religious peace movement in Israel (1982-1991)
Program Coordinator, Israel Interfaith Association, Jerusalem (1980-1982)
Visiting Professor and Seminar Leader:
Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry (July 2003 and 2006)
Maryknoll Institute for Justice and Peace (July 1987)
Bard College (1976-1978)
Tufts University (1975-1976)
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Healing the Holy Land: Interreligious Peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine, United States Institute of Peace, Peaceworks monographs No. 51, September 2003, accessible at www.usip.org/files/resources/pwks51.pdf
Voices from Jerusalem: Jews and Christians Reflect on the Holy Land (Paulist Press, 1992), co-editor with David Burrell, author of chapter “Hebron and Jerusalem: Centers of Inclusive Holiness”
Violence and the Value of Life in Jewish Tradition, editor, Oz veShalom Publications (1983)
Religious Zionism: Challenges and Choices, editor, Oz veShalom Publications (1982)
Book Chapters and Articles
“The Religious Dimension of Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking,” in Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Perspectives on the Peace Process, Moises Salinas and Hazza Abu Rabi, eds. (Cambria Press, 2009), pp. 263-285
“Building Abrahamic Partnerships: A Model Interfaith Program at Hartford Seminary,” in Changing the Way Seminaries Teach: Pedagogies for Interfaith Dialogue, David A. Roozen and Heidi Hadsell, eds.(Hartford Seminary, 2009, online at www.hartsem.edu), pp. 87-123
“Foreword” to The Synoptic Gospels Set Free: Preaching without Anti-Judaism, Daniel J. Harrington, SJ (Paulist Press, 2009)
“Lessons from the Building Abrahamic Partnerships Program at Hartford Seminary,” in The Meeting of Civilizations: Muslim, Christian, and Jewish, Moshe Ma’oz, ed. (Sussex Academic Press, 2009), pp. 187-199
“Dreams and Dream Interpretation in Said Nursi’s Risale-i Nur: Islamic, Judaic, and Universal Resonances,” in Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s Risale-iNur, Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi’, ed. (SUNY Press, 2008), pp. 17-174
“An Open House: Yehezkel Landau,” in Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution, David Little, ed. (Cambridge University Press, 2007), pp. 351-374
“Pope John Paul II’s Holy Land Pilgrimage: A Jewish Appraisal,” in John Paul II in the Holy Land: In His Own Words, Lawrence Boadt, CSP, and Kevin di Camillo, eds. (Paulist Press, 2005), pp. 129-156
“A Holistic Peace Process for the Middle East,” in How Long Lord?: Voices from the Ground and Visions for the Future in Israel/Palestine, Maurine and Robert Tobin, eds. (Cowley Publications, 2003), pp. 233-237
“A Practical Connection between the Heavens and the Earth in Israel-Palestine,” in Understanding One Another in Israeli Society, Ron Kronish, ed. (Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, 1997), pp. 19-23
“Blessing Both Jew and Palestinian: A Religious Zionist View,” in Walking the Red Line: Israelis in Search of Justice for Palestine, Deena Hurwitz, ed. (New Society Publishers, 1992), pp. 119-127
“Yehezkel Landau,” interview-article in Unified in Hope: Arabs and Jews Talk about Peace, Carol Birkland, ed. (WCC Publications, 1987), pp. 72-81.
Other Articles and Essays
“Shi’ite Mahdism and Jewish Messianism: The Ambivalent Mingling of Piety and Politics,” accessible at www.abrahamicfamilyreunion.org/readings, 2009
“Contemplative Methods that Help Healing: Incorporating Spiritual and Contemplative Practices in Jewish-Christian-Muslim Encounters,” in A Guidebook for Interfaith Organizations Seeking Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Community, accessible at www.abrahamicfamilyreunion.org/interfaith-guidebook, 2009
“An Interview with Krister Stendahl,” Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 1, Winter 2007, pp. 29-31
“Reclaiming Dignity and Hope,” co-authored with Saliba Sarsar, Middle East Times and various Web sites, September 2006
“Sharing Sacred History and Geography,” Zion’s Herald, January/February 2004, pp. 33-34, 38
“Peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine: A 25-Year Retrospective,” in Waging Peace: A Two-Part Discussion of Religion-Based Peacemaking, Washington National Cathedral, November 2003, pp. 11-14
“Religious Responses to Atrocity,” Tikkun, Vol. 18, No. 5, September-October 2003, pp. 28-31, 44
“Jews, Muslims, and Peace,” co-authored with Imam Yahya Hendi, Current Dialogue (World Council of Churches), No. 41, June-July 2003, pp. 12-13 (and disseminated through various Web sites)
“Holy Land—Holistic Peace,” Corrymeela Connections (Northern Ireland), Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2002, pp. 18-21
“Passionate Faith and Its Risks,” Common Ground (U.K. Council of Christians and Jews), 1999
“Sarajevo, Jerusalem, and Edith Stein: Interfaith Relations on the Eve of a New Millennium,” published in Catholic New Times (Toronto), Vol. 23, No. 6, April 4,
1999, pp. 10-11, under the title “The First Covenant was Sealed with the Rainbow: Does Hope for Interfaith Harmony Begin Here?”; reprinted in a Croatian Catholic journal (based on a lecture delivered in Sarajevo, November 1988, and in Jerusalem and Florence, December 1988)
“Division and Conflict in Israel: A Jewish-Christian Exchange,” co-authored with Tom Getman, The Christian Century, August 26-September 2, 1998, pp. 786-788
“Israel at 50: Uncertain Celebration,” PS Journal, No. 106, June 3, 1998; reprinted in French as “50 Ans d’Israel: Ombres et Lumieres,” Changer International (France), No. 286, July-August 1998, pp. 8-10
“Israel’s Peace Laboratories,” The Tablet (London), May 2, 1998, p. 546
“Clarity Can Avoid Catastrophe,” article on the controversial Har Homa building project, The Jerusalem Post, November 5, 1996
“Hamidbar Medaber (De Woestijn Spreekt—The Desert Speaks): De Woestijn in de Joodse Spiritualiteit (The Desert in Jewish Spirituality),” in Woestijn en Openbaring (Desert and Revelation), Uitgeverij Kok (Kampen), 1996, pp. 27-36
“Sharing Jerusalem: The Spiritual and Political Challenges,” SIDIC Journal (English and French editions, Rome), Vol. XXIX, No. 2-3, 1996, pp. 3-9
“Israel’s Two Solitudes,” PS Journal, No. 54, January 3, 1996, p. 1; also published in Catholic New Times (Toronto), Nov. 19, 1995, p. 10
“Rehumanizing the ‘Enemy’ and Confronting Ourselves: Challenges for Educators in an Era of Peace,” Palestine-Israel Journal, Vol. III, No. 1, Winter 1996, pp. 65-70
“Truth, Justice, and Peace,” Echoes of Peace, Niwano Peace Foundation (Tokyo), No. 42, July 1993, pp. 4-6; reprinted in German as “Wahrheit, Gerechtigkeit und Frieden” in Friede Uber Israel (Wolfsburg), 2/98 (July 1998), pp. 57-64, 81
“The Role of Observant and Orthodox Jews in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process,” J.A.D.E. News, Jewish-Arab Dialogue in Europe (London), March 1992, pp. 2-7
“Missing Ingredient for Middle East Peace,” For a Change (London), August/September 1991, p. 16; reprinted in The Other Side, January/February 1992, and (in Swedish) in Var Losen, Nr. 2/3-92, 1992
Katzenstein Award Acceptance Speech, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Vol. XX, No. 2, Summer 1990, p. 1
“Jerusalem Day After the Killings,” New Outlook (Tel Aviv), July 1990
“Blessing Both Jew and Palestinian: A Religious Zionist Perspective,” The Christian Century, December 20-27, 1989
“Sharing the Holy Land: A Zionist’s View,” The Other Side, January/February 1989, pp. 30-33
“Two Nations Under God: An Interview with a Leader of Israel’s Orthodox Peace Movement,” with Michael M. Cohen, Reconstructionist, September 1988, pp. 18-20, 24
“Messianism and Politics,” Oz veShalom English Bulletin (Jerusalem), No. 7-8, Fall 1986, and German-language Informationsblatt, No. 11, Spring 1987; reprinted (in Norwegian) in Kristus—Hvem er Han?, P. Sjeggestad, ed. Sorlands Public (Oslo), 1988
“Samson Syndrome,” opinion piece on Israel and nuclear weapons, The Jerusalem Post, August 11, 1985
“Profile: The Rev. Dr. Robert Lindsey, an Oklahoma Baptist at Home in Jerusalem,” Christian News from Israel, Israeli Ministry of Religious Affairs (Jerusalem), June 1985, pp. 14-17
“Pilgrimage of the Soul,” Ariel, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jerusalem), No. 58, 1984 (English, French, Spanish, and Russian editions)
“The President and the Prophets,” The Jerusalem Post, November 4, 1983; reprinted in Sojourners, Christianity & Crisis, IFOR Report, and Hervormd Nederland (in Dutch)
“Shuttling Between Heaven and Earth: Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz,” Ariel, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jerusalem), No. 54, 1983 (English, French, Spanish, and Russian editions)
“Martyrdom in Paul’s Religious Ethics: An Exegetical Commentary on Romans 5:7,” Immanuel, Ecumenical Theological Research Fraternity (Jerusalem), No. 15, 1982-83, pp. 24-38
“The Return to Covenantal Morality,” Shefa Quarterly (Jerusalem), Vol. II, No. 3, 1980
Book Review Articles
Review article on Abraham’s Journey: Reflections on the Life of the Founding Patriarch by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Ktav Publishing House, 2008), Shofar Journal of Jewish Studies (Purdue University, in press)
Review article on Israel: An Echo of Eternity by Abraham Joshua Heschel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969), Shofar Journal of Jewish Studies (Purdue University, Vol. 26, No. 1, Fall 2007) pp. 205-211
Review article on The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation by Barbara R. Rossing (Westview Press, 2004), Conversations in Religion and Theology (Blackwell Publishing, Vol. 3, Issue 1, May 2005), pp. 54-60
AWARDS RECEIVED
Human Relations Award, granted annually by the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, 2011
Living Spirit Award, granted annually by the Spiritual Life Center in Bloomfield, CT, 2009
Peacemaker in Action award, granted annually to a religious peacemaker by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, 2000
Mount Zion Award, granted every two years to a religious peacemaker by a Swiss/German foundation linked with the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, 1995
Rabbi Martin Katzenstein Award, granted annually to a graduate of Harvard Divinity School by the Alumni and Alumnae Association, 1990
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Friends of Open House/USA, Vice Chair: www.friendsofopenhouse.org
Middle East Peace Civic Forum, Board Member: www.middleeastproject.org
Kids4Peace/USA, Board Member: www.kids4peaceusa.org/
Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information—IPCRI/USA, Board Member: www.ipcri.org
Stimulus Foundation of Paulist Press, Board Member: www.stimulusfoundation.org
