"Religious Violence and Jewish Tradition": A talk with Alex Jassen September 8, 2007

The relationship between "violence" and "religion" in contemporary social and political life has increasingly become a pressing subject of public discourse. As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Prof Jassen will draw upon biblical and rabbinic texts in order to examine some of the ways that people have historically derived-and continue to derive-prescriptions for and models of "legitimate" violence from sacred texts and the ways that others have read these same texts in pursuit of peace. Alex Jassen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota. A reception will follow from 10:15 to 11:00, concluding with Selihot service from 11:00 to 12:00.

Sponsored by Beth El and the UofM's Center for Jewish Studies. Free and open to the public.

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