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Hillsdale College Hosts Religion Scholar Faydra L. Shapiro

Jewish-Christian relations expert featured in annual Gershom Lectures on Judaism and Christianity

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On Tuesday, October 31, Hillsdale College will welcome Faydra L. Shapiro, executive director of the Israel Center for Jewish-Christian Relations, as the featured speaker in the Fourth Annual Gershom Lecture Series on Judaism and Christianity. Shapiro will present two lectures titled “The Next Fifty Years: What Might a (More) Mature Model of Jewish-Christian Relations Look Like?” and “Israel Matters: The Unique Challenges and Possibilities of Jewish-Christian Relations in Israel.”

Lectures are free and open to the community.

WHEN

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
8 p.m. ET – Lecture, “The Next Fifty Years: What Might a (More) Mature Model of Jewish-Christian Relations Look Like?”

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
4 p.m. – Lecture, “Israel Matters: The Unique Challenges and Possibilities of Jewish-Christian Relations in Israel”

WHERE

Phillips Auditorium – Searle Center
315 N. West St.
Hillsdale, MI 49242

WHO

Dr. Faydra L. Shapiro is the executive director of the Israel Center for Jewish-Christian Relations. She specializes in contemporary Jewish-Christian relations, with particular focus on Christian Zionism and evangelical Christian-Jewish relations. She has published multiple works on the intersections of Christianity and Judaism, including her latest book Christian Zionism: Navigating the Jewish-Christian Border. Shapiro earned her doctorate in religious studies from McMaster University.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.

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For all other inquiries contact Hillsdale College at 517-437-7341