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RELEASE
CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH EXPERTS GATHER AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES TO DISCUSS MEL GIBSON'S
'PASSION'
March 3 Event
Open To The Public
February 24, 2004 – As Mel
Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of the Christ" approaches
its scheduled release on February 25, Ash Wednesday, the
controversy surrounding the film continues to grow. Experts from
the Christian and Jewish communities will gather at Loyola
Marymount University in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 3, for an
evening of thought-provoking debate in the aftermath of the film's
release.
The event, Crucifying Jesus, Jewish-Christian Relations, and Mel
Gibson's "The Passion": Sacred Texts and their Contemporary
Interpretations, is open to the public free of charge and will take
place from 7:30 – 9:30 pm in Hilton 100.
The program will feature Jewish and Christian scholars in
conversation about crucifixion, different Gospel accounts,
contrasting historical understandings, and conflicting reactions
regarding Christian faith and Jewish fears.
Panelists include:
- Jeffrey Siker, professor and chair
of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University
- John Roth, Edward Sexton Professor
of Philosophy and director of the Center for the Study of the
Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights at Claremont-McKenna
College
- Gary Gilbert, professor of Judaic
studies at Claremont-McKenna College
- Michael Berenbaum, director of the
Sigi Ziering Institute: Exploring the Ethical and Religious
Implications of the Holocaust at the University of
Judaism
- Lloyd Baugh, SJ, professor of
Theology at the Gregorian University, Rome, and author of Imaging
the Divine: Jesus and Christ-Figures in Film.
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The event is the third in a series
of thought-provoking panels that have taken place at the University
of Judaism (Feb 10) and Claremont-McKenna College (Feb 24).
For questions or for further information, please contact Loyola
Marymount University?s theological studies department at
310.338.7670. Media planning to attend the event should call
310.338.2389.
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