Philosophy of Interreligious Dialogue. Christian-Jewish Relations. 3800-FDM26-S - OG

The seminar aims to analyze interreligious dialogue and its philosophical foundations.
Although it is a continuation of a seminar from earlier years, it does not presuppose
knowledge of specific texts, but only interest in the phenomenon of religiosity, orientation in
teaching at least one religion and knowledge of basic philosophical concepts and the ability to
read English. Serious interreligious dialogue is largely the result of efforts made after World
War II, although it obviously has precursors The main documents produced as part of the
Christian-Jewish dialogue will be discussed and analysed. These were produced by both
official institutions of the Catholic Church and groups of Christian and Jewish theologians, as
well as the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ); in addition, we will discuss
one document produced by a group of Muslim scholars.

Course coordinators

Marek Nowak

Type of course

elective seminars

Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Zainteresowanie fenomenem religijności, orientacja w nauczaniu chociaż jednej religii i znajomość podstawowych pojęć filozoficznych oraz umiejętność sprawnego czytania po angielsku. Interest in the phenomenon of religiosity, orientation in teaching at least one religion and knowledge of basic philosophical concepts as well as the ability to read English fluently.

Learning outcomes

Achieving broad knowledge of the main directions of development and the most important
new achievements in the field of philosophy of interreligious dialogue;
The ability to independently interpret the text, commenting and confronting theses from
various documents
Knowledge of the scope of knowledge and skills possessed, understanding of the need for
continuous training and professional development;

Assessment criteria

In order to pass the seminar, participants will be required to read the texts, participate in the
discussion, deliver a paper or a lecture, and write a short term paper.
Permissible number of excusable absences: 2 per semester

Bibliography

Jorge Bergoglio, Abraham Skórka, „W niebie i na ziemi”, Znak, Kraków 2013.
Martin Buber, „Ja i Ty. Wybór pism filozoficznych”, PAX Warszawa 1992.
James L. Heft, Reuven Firestone, Omid Safi (eds), “Learned Ignorance. Intellectual humility
among Jews, Christians, and Muslims”, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Raimundo Panikkar, „Religie świata w dialogu”, PAX 1986 (oryg. 1978).
„Żadna religia nie jest samotna wyspą. Abraham Joshua Heschel i dialog międzyreligijny”,
WAM, Kraków 2005.