The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College is dedicated to the growth of new and mutually enriching relationships between Christians and Jews. The Center applies the scholarly resources of a Catholic university to the task of encouraging mutual knowledge between Christians and Jews at every level.
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May 21: Elliott Jones, "Sabbath and Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Comparative Study Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper"
Elliott Jones, Boston College '26, recently completed his year-long research project “Sabbath and Leisure as Remedy for Modernity: A Comparative Study Between Abraham Joshua Heschel and Josef Pieper” as part of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning’s Student Fellowship Program. Prof. Brian Robinette served as the project advisor.
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Center for Christian-Jewish Learning: 2024-2025 in Review
The Center’s 2024-2025 report, including event videos, is now available.
2024-2025 Center Report
May 8: Ruth Langer, “60 Years After Nostra Aetate: A Jewish Perspective on Its Unfinished Business”
Rabbi Dr. Ruth Langer, Professor of Jewish Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, recently delivered the 2025 Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, titled “60 Years After Nostra Aetate: A
Jewish Perspective on Its Unfinished Business,” sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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April 28: John Michalczyk, "Antisemite Julius Streicher: Abusing Christian Imagery to Dehumanize Jews"
In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Prof. John Michalczyk spoke on his forthcoming book, Julius Streicher–Tainted Images, Stolen Lives: The Anti-Semitic Tabloid "Der Stürmer" and Children's Readers, which comes at a time in our fragile society as we experience a rise in anti-Semitic bias, hatred, and violence.
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April 23: Joe Monti, Boston College '25, "Portraying the Sacred: Initial Insights into an Exhibit Design of Catholic-Jewish Relations in a Boston Holocaust Museum"
Joe Monti, Boston College '25, recently completed his year-long research project “Portraying the Sacred: Initial Insights into an Exhibit Design of Catholic-Jewish Relations in a Boston Holocaust Museum” as part of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning’s Student Fellowship Program. Prof. Charles Gallagher, S.J. served as the project advisor.
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April 6-7: 2025 Corcoran Chair Conference "Responding to Crisis: Reparative Reasoning in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam"
How do Abrahamic traditions respond to societal and religious crises? Conference sessions examined such issues as climate change, sexual abuse, and dangerous technologies. Participants raised such questions as: What religious groups lead efforts to address such crises? What assumptions and beliefs guide them? What skills and methods do they bring to this work? And what processes of investigation, reasoning, reflection, and testing can assess this work?
Session 1 Event Video
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Statement of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning on the Death of Pope Francis
The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College mourns the death of Pope Francis.
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Dr. Dror Bondi, 2025-2026 Corcoran Visiting Professor in Christian-Jewish Relations
Boston College and the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dror Bondi as the 2025-2026 Corcoran Visiting Professor in Christian-Jewish Relations.
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