Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars will examine the role our scriptures and their interpretation play in the experience of suffering. Confronted and at times overwhelmed by the enormity of suffering in the world, due to natural causes and calamities or to human perversity, we often turn to our Scriptures. What light, wisdom, guidance, comfort, hope, judgment, rebuke do our sacred texts offer in the face of suffering? When they are the reason for the suffering we either bear or inflict, what then?

Presentations

“A Jewish Perspective” -- Rabbi Yehiel Poupko
Rabbi Poupko is Judaic Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

“A Christian Perspective” – Dr. Terence Fretheim
Dr. Fretheim is the Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN

“A Muslim Perspective” – Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub
Dr. Ayoub is Professor of Islamic Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia

Responses and Discussion

You are cordially invited to attend this free public event. Please RSVP by April 12 via email, phone or mail to help us plan for adequate seating and refreshments. Contact us at:

ccme@lstc.edu or hvogelaa@lstc.edu
or call 773-256-0755 or write to LSTC/CCME at address above

Sponsored by: McCormick Theological Seminary,
Abrahamic Dialogue Assoc.,
A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice