Israel/Palestine in World Religions: Whose Promised Land?
Room 110, Berkeley Law Building | Berkeley
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About this Lecture
Ilan Troen, a founding scholar of the field of Israel studies, will speak about his new book, Israel/Palestine in World Religions: Whose Promised Land? The book examines the Israel-Palestinian conflict through the lens of religion and argues that religious perspectives should be considered alongside studies of nationalism and geopolitics as essential components of the conflict.
Speakers
Ilan Troen, Professor Emeritus and Founding Director, Schusterman Center, Brandeis University; Professor Emeritus, Ben Gurion University
Ethan Katz (Moderator), Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies; Faculty Director, Center for Jewish Studies, UC Berkeley
About Ilan Troen
Ilan Troen is the founding director of the Schusterman Center and chair of its publications committee. He is emeritus of both the Stoll Family Chair in Israel Studies (Brandeis, 2017), and the Lopin Chair of Modern History (Ben-Gurion University, 2007). He is the former president of the Association for Israel Studies. He has served as dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and as director of the Ben-Gurion Research Institute and Archives in Sede Boker, Israel. He has authored or edited numerous books in American, Jewish and Israeli history. He is also the founding editor of “Israel Studies” (Indiana University Press).
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Cost: FREE*
