Women as peacemakers at the CBF, Jerusalem

Registration is open for the course “Women as Peacemakers: Daughters of Sarah, Hagar and Mary” at the Notre Dame de Sion Centre for Biblical Formation (CBF) in Jerusalem.

Cours

Course format

The residential course, between 15 and 26 June, will be delivered in a multi-dimensional framework:

• Study sessions will explore stories of women as peacemakers in the sacred texts of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
• Conversations with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim women’s groups of the region will be an opportunity to cultivate networks of understanding and compassion.
• Visits to sites associated with holy women of the three traditions will aim to inspire the participants themselves to become agents of peace.

Primary lecturer

Professor Gina Hens-Piazza received her MA at Vanderbilt University and her MPhil and PhD at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The Deuteronomic History and the Biblical Prophets have been the focus of her teaching and research, analysed through the lenses of cultural, literary and feminist criticism. She has served on the editorial boards of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, the Biblical Theological Bulletin, Hekima Journal, the Wisdom Commentary Series, and the forthcoming Oxford Commentary Series on the Old Testament.

In addition to teaching and directing students in various graduate programmes at the Jesuit School of Theology, Hens-Piazza is a member of the Core Doctoral Faculty in the GTU’s Department of Sacred Texts and Their Interpretation. Her courses include Elijah/Elisha Traditions, Advanced Hebrew Readings, Children of Sarah, Hagar and Mary, and courses on the Biblical Prophets and Psalms.

Hens-Piazza is an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature and of the Catholic Biblical Association. She has served on the Executive Board of the association and acted as President for two terms.

Further details

For further details and to book a place on the course, please visit the CBF website.