Rev. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, PhD, to Deliver Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement, March 22

Co-sponsored by the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and the Center for Catholic Studies, Fr. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski will present “Antisemitism and the Far Right: A Challenge to Jewish-Christian Relations.”

The rise of the alt-right and its various manifestations of antisemitism, racism, and nationalism has garnered considerable attention. On Wednesday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m., Rev. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, PhD, will examine this phenomenon and propose how this challenge can be met by those committed to fostering positive relations between Jews and Christians for the good of society.

Fr. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski’s lecture, “Antisemitism and the Far Right: A Challenge to Jewish-Christian Relations,” the 17th Annual Lecture in Jewish/Christian Engagement, will take place in Fairfield University’s Kelley Presentation Room. This in-person event is free and open to the public, and will also be livestreamed for virtual attendance. Register for the livestream at events.fairfield/edu.

An Episcopal priest who earned his PhD in theology from Boston College in 2005, Fr. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski is a recognized scholar in Christian-Jewish relations and comparative theology.  He currently serves as the Kraft Family Professor and Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College.

Fr. Joslyn-Siemiatkoski is  the author of The More Torah, The More Life: A Christian Commentary on Mishnah Avot (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Christian Memories of the Maccabean Martyrs (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). His research interests include Jewish-Christian relations ancient and modern, the intersection of anti-Judaism and racism, and Anglican theologies of religion.

Register for livestream viewing of the 17th Annual Lecture in Jewish/Christian Engagement at events.fairfield/edu, or join us in-person at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22 in Fairfield University’s Kelley Presentation Room, located at 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824. For more information about this and other spring 2023 lectures, visit the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies at  fairfield.edu/bennettprograms and the Center for Catholic Studies at fairfield.edu/cs.

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