From 325 to 2025: The Council of Nicaea and Jewish-Christian Relations Today
Join six scholars — three Jewish and three Christian — for a conversation examining how the 1700-year legacy of the Council of Nicaea continues to shape Jewish-Christian relations in the 21st century.
The Nicene Creed stands as one of Christianity's most influential theological statements. But what has been its impact on Jewish-Christian relations, dialogue, and understanding? Can it be understood or received as anything other than a milestone of boundary-marking and exclusion on the long road leading to the parting of the ways between the church and synagogue? In this anniversary year, what opportunities exist for deeper theological engagement between our traditions?
This webinar explores these questions through multiple scholarly perspectives. Rather than rehashing historical grievances, this conversation seeks substantive theological engagement about the experience of divine presence, covenantal identity, and the interpretation of shared scriptural traditions. Both communities will explore how their respective developments have shaped — and been shaped by — this pivotal moment in Christian history.Text.