{"id":6254,"date":"2017-01-23T09:18:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T15:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2017-01-26T08:40:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T14:40:27","slug":"panelists-to-explore-how-their-different-faiths-intersect-at-face2face-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2017\/panelists-to-explore-how-their-different-faiths-intersect-at-face2face-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Panelists to explore how their different faiths intersect at Face2Face discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Jew, Muslim, and Christian will dialogue about what lies at the core of their faith heritages and how people from these distinct faith traditions might work together for peace and justice, at Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s next Face2Face community discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Titled, \u201cA Conversation within an Abrahamic Tent: A Jew, Muslim, and Christian in Dialogue,\u201d the event happens Tuesday, February 7 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"F2F<\/a>Participating in the discussion will be Dr. Karl Koop, Professor of History and Theology at CMU, who will represent the Christian tradition; Dr. Ruth\u00a0Ashrafi, Judaic Studies Advisor at Gray’s Academy, who will represent the Jewish tradition; and Shahina Siddiqui, founder and Executive Director of the Islamic Social Services Association, who will represent the Muslim tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conversations like these are important because Jews, Muslims, and Christians share a common humanity as well as a significant portion of scripture and faith tradition, says Dr. Harry Huebner, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology at CMU, who will moderate the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gone in different directions and we have different specific traditions, but we are part of a common people struggling for the meaning of life,\u201d says Huebner, who also serves as Director of International and Inter-Faith Theological Initiatives at CMU.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although there is significant divergence and diversity within each of these faith traditions, and only one person will be at the event to represent each tradition, dialogues like this can still have value, Huebner adds.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important that we speak and listen to each other, even out of a context of imperfection and incompleteness,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panelists will talk about what lies at the core of their faith heritage, and what gift or contribution their faith tradition brings to its adherents and to society.<\/span><\/p>\n

They will also discuss the challenges their faith traditions face, as well as what their faith tradition values most in the other two faith traditions represented.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panelists will also share their thoughts on how Jews, Muslims, and Christians might be able to work together for peace and justice in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAdherents of these different faiths are often seen as in some ways competing with each other, and we don\u2019t need to,\u201d Huebner says. \u201cI hope what people see in an event like this is the possibility for there to be mutual respect and significant openness for difference among the adherents of these different faiths. We don\u2019t have to be the same in order to live in peaceful and just relationship with one another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Started in 2013, Face2Face is a series of conversations organized by CMU, designed to engage the community on a wide variety of current events and issues at the intersection of faith and life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA Conversation within an Abrahamic Tent\u201d is the third of four Face2Face events CMU is scheduled to host during the 2016-17 school year. For details, visit cmu.ca\/face2face<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About CMU
\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program.<\/p>\n

For information about CMU visit www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:
\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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