The Brueggeman Center is launching a new inter-religious dialogue initiative beginning September 2025.
We will be using a dialogue model called Scriptural Reasoning that brings participants in each session into mutual engagement with the Qur’an, Tanahk, and Christian Scripture.
Seminar Schedule:
- September - Welcome Event; Topic: “The Hospitality of Abraham”: Hebrews 13:1-2; Qur’an 51:24-30; Genesis 18:1-8
- October - Topic: “Cain and Abel”: Genesis 4:1-16; Matthew 23:29-39; Qur’an 5:27-32
- November - Topic: “Covenant”: Genesis 9: 8-17; Luke 22: 14-20; Qur’an 2:124-129
- December - Topic: “Neighbors”: Matthew 5:38-48; Qur’an 49: 11-13; Leviticus 19: 13-18
- January - Topic: “Beginnings 2 - Humanity”: Genesis 1:26-29; Genesis 2:4-9; Qur’an 2:29-33
- February - Topic: “Dreams”: Matthew 1:18-21; Genesis 28: 10-17; Qur’an 12:4-6
- March - Topic: “Delegating Responsibility”: Genesis 41:38-45; Acts 6: 1-7; Qur’an Surah Taha 20:25-36
- April - Topic: “Nonviolent Responses to Hatred”: Samuel 16: 5-12; Romans 12:17-21; Qur’an 41:33-36
- May - Concluding Event; Topic: “Reconciliation”: Genesis 33: 1-17; Luke 6: 27-36; Qur’an 3:102-104
