The Abrahamic Traditions - an Interreligious Dialogue Degree Program at CTU Begins This Fall

March 27, 2007 - 12:00 PDT

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A program... where Jewish, Christian and Muslim students together create...a learning context in which all three Abrahamic faiths are represented and actual dialogue takes place...

The Abrahamic Traditions for Jewish, Christian and Muslim Students
Master of Arts in Interreligious Dialogue
Stepping out this fall at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL

March 27, 2007 - This Fall 2007, Catholic Theological Union of Chicago (CTU) will begin a unique Masters of Arts program in Interreligious Dialogue designed for students from the three Abrahamic faith traditions. The goal is to provide theological and practical preparation for future leaders in interreligious dialogue, bringing new and vital knowledge and skills to roles such as teaching at the secondary and college level, guiding interreligious dialogue for various religious organizations, and serving as a resource person in business or government where knowledge of other religious traditions and methods of dialogue is a valuable asset.

In our world where religion is often alleged to be a factor in fomenting division and violence, the importance of interreligious understanding and collaboration is all the more urgent. As Pope Benedict XVI recently stated: "Inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue is a necessity for building together this world of peace and fraternity ardently desired by all people of good will" (September 26, 2006). This distinctive program will prepare future religious leaders who can be agents of peace and reconciliation among religious traditions, while remaining deeply grounded in their own religious identity, commitments, and community.

The program seeks to maintain a balance of Jewish, Christian and Muslim students, reflecting the balance of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim professors who function as the core faculty of the program. This balance will be important in helping to create a learning context in which all three faiths are represented and where actual dialogue will take place within the context of the program itself. Each participant is expected to become theologically literate in one of the faith traditions other than his or her own and each student will contribute to the ongoing dialogue and sharing of perspectives that is at the heart of the program. Students in the program will also have access to the rich academic resources of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools, particularly the Hyde Park theological schools, as well as to associated institutions such as Spertus College of Judaica, the American Islamic College, and the University of Chicago.

CTU president, Fr. Donald Senior, noted that "As a Roman Catholic school of theology, CTU has a strong and long-term commitment to interreligious dialogue that has prepared it to mount such a program in a credible manner." The school is fully accredited both by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Higher Learning Commission. Under the auspices of its Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry, CTU has programs in both Jewish studies and Islamic studies and maintains close relationships with both the Muslim and the Jewish communities and their religious leadership. Permanent and adjunct Jewish and Muslim faculty members teach on a regular basis at CTU and the school has had students from both traditions matriculate at CTU. The school also has a long-standing overseas biblical study program that resides in Jerusalem (Bethany) and has contacts there with both Israeli and Palestinian institutions of higher learning. The Bernardin Center also sponsors tri-lateral dialogues among the leadership of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities in the Chicago area.

Catholic Theological Union in Chicago is the largest Roman Catholics graduate school of theology in North America. For further information on this program or CTU, please contact: Kathy Van Duser at 773-371-5450 or admissions@ctu.edu, or consult the CTU website, www.ctu.edu.

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