
Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is a publication of the @BUTheology & @MillerCenterHC of @HebrewCollege & @HartfordInt - Editor-in-Chief @amtakacs
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We’re excited to see the publication of Issue 51 of the Journal of Interreligious Studies. This issue marks the third for which we are offering print editions for purchase. We are delighted to support this option as we continue to develop the journal tinyurl.com/26jmsend
A member of our Board of Advisors for the JIRS, Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi presents: Mixed, a podcast about forming strong mixed race and mixed faith families and relationships. Listen here tinyurl.com/ywy4us9s or on Apple Podcast or Redcircle
“The Logistics of Faith and Reason in Anselm and Ādi Śaṅkara” by Pravina Rodrigues from Starr King School for the Ministry robes how “faith seeking understanding” functions in both medieval Christian and Advaita Vedānta frameworks. Read More here: tinyurl.com/yjutjxca
“Ghazali and Aquinas for a Posthumous Dialogue on the Possibility of an Eternally Created World” by Sana Tayyen from @UofRedlands offers a rich exercise in comparative medieval theology and philosophy. Read more here: tinyurl.com/8prp2nze
“Power Structure, Hegemony, and Marginalization in A Case of Religious Co- Production” by Lailatul Fitriyah from @CST_News and Roziah Cholilah moves Heyden and Nirenberg’s framework into contemporary East Java. Read More here: tinyurl.com/ycyhtrdh
“Interposed Christology and Primal Sacrifices” by Billy Zorinthara extends the conversation into the encounter between Christianity and Mizo primal religion (sakhua) in Northeast India. Read More here: tinyurl.com/59aw6yhp
“Lego-lego and the Co-production of Religion” written by Adriana Tunliu from @CST_News, tests Heyden and Nirenberg’s Religious Co‑Production framework in the Alor‑Pantar archipelago. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mvryjrjr
“When Theology and History Think Together about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” written by Katharina Heyden from @unibern and David Nirenberg, lays out the core argument of the Co‑Produced Religions project. Read more here: tinyurl.com/5xj3xa3a
Check out Issue 50: A Special Issue on the research project, “Co-Produced Religions,” whose principal investigators are Katharina Heyden from @unibern and David Nirenberg from @the_IAS . Read More here: tinyurl.com/5n7k7hv3
Matthew Maruggi reviewed From Outlaw to In-Law: How Multicultural Interfaith Couples Can Become Agents for Social Change. By Tanya Sadagopan. read more here tinyurl.com/59mjn6y2
Yusri Mohamad Ramli reviews Ibn ʿArabī’s Religious Pluralism: Levels of Inclusivity. By Faris Abdel-hadi. Read here tinyurl.com/26c8aj8u
In “From Radical Hospitality to Radical Hope: Higher Education and the Imperative for Justice,” Diya Abdo draws on her perspective as a Palestinian scholar and her experience as founder of @EvCampusARefuge. Read more here tinyurl.com/42kzwwer
Russell Arnold, from @RegisUniversity writes, “Teaching Israel/Palestine to Build Community on Campus,” arguing that studying Israel/Palestine may help students and faculty foster braver, more generous conversations across difference. Read more here tinyurl.com/njrzxymx
“Teaching Israel/Palestine as Jews: Negotiating Identity, Power, and Politics in the Classroom,” builds on a symposium between @HKalismanfrom from @CUBoulder, Michal Raucher from @RutgersU, and Emily Schneider. Read more here tinyurl.com/yvrhudeu
Liora Halperin from @UW writes, “Teaching Israel/Palestine When the Stakes are Highest,” arguing that educators must teach Israel/Palestine by exploring intertwined histories. Read more here tinyurl.com/7f3bsysj
In “Israel/Palestine and Campus-Wide Teaching-Learning Events: The Challenges of Affect, The Role of Intellectual Empathy,” Laurence Roth and Nicholas Clark from draw on their experiences in organizing a panel at
@SusquehannaU . Read here tinyurl.com/5f7v8cpa
Brian Hillman, from @TowsonU, writes “Teaching The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Through Graphic Narrative: Identity, History, Violence,” they write that graphic narratives enrich the teaching of Palestine/Israel. read more here tinyurl.com/3wwa4ax5
We’re eager to share scholarship by our editors, staff, and board members. Here is a recent publication by JIRS editor-in-chief, @amtakacs.
Very pleased to see this chapter out in the world (open-access, too). It is short, but I cover a lot of thinkers and history in imagining a decolonial Catholic comparative theology with Islam. Access it here: tinyurl.com/3k286b7n & download full volume: tinyurl.com/3vsehcch
Maha Nassar’s article, from @uarizona, writes “A Comparative Framework Approach for Teaching and Talking about Palestine/Israel,” which offers a comparative model for teaching Palestine/Israel and how these this fosters an inclusivity, read more here tinyurl.com/2xaxr9j3
Check out Issue 49: A Special Issue on Teaching Israel/Palestine, guest edited by Geoffrey Claussen, @baris_kesgin, and David J. Marshall, all of @elonuniversity, offering creative, critical, & innovative pedagogies, practices, & research on this topic: tinyurl.com/jirs49

























