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All God's Children: Why Can't We Get Along
A Panel Discussion
with
Rabbi David H. Lincoln, Abdullah T. Antepli &
Fr. Ernest R. Falardeau, SSS
Rabbi David H. Lincoln serves as the Senior Rabbi of the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. Born in the UK, Rabbi Lincol received his rabbinic ordination from the Office of Chief Rabbi at the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in London, England and studied at Yeshivat Kol Torah in Jerusalem. He holds a law degree from London University and the London Law Society School. Prior to coming to New York, he was Rabbi of Portsmouth Hebrew Congregation in the UK, and also served as a rabbi in other synagogues in the United States. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the New York Board of Rabbis and the World Jewish Congress, where he serves as Chairman of the Small Communities Committee. He is the recipient of the Nostra Aetate Award (2000) from the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University (Hartford, CT).
Abdullah Tuncay Antepli is Associate Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program and Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminary (Hartford, CT) the nation's only accredited Islamic Chaplaincy program. In addition to teaching, he coordinates and leads several interfaith projects. He was the first Muslim Chaplain at Wesleyan University (2003-2005), where he taught courses on Islam, led several interfaith discussion groups, and organized many domestic and international interfaith trips. He co-founded the on-campus project 'House of Abraham'. Mr. Antepli is a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Hartford Seminary (2008), holds an M.A. in Islamic Studies and Christian Muslim Relations (Hartford), a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy; and B.A. in English Literature and Islamic Studies (University of 19 Mayis Samsun, Turkey).
Fr. Ernest R. Falardeau is a member of the Congregation of Blessed Sacrament (SSS), stationed at the Church of St. Jean Baptiste in New York City. He serves on the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Committee for the Archdiocese of New York by appointment of Edward Cardinal Egan. Prior to coming to New York, Father Falardeau was Chair of the Jewish-Catholic Dialogue of New Mexico, and Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. He holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
MONDAY, March 24, 2008
at 7:00 PM
THE ROCHESTER ROOM
of
Church of St. Thomas More
65 East 89th Street
Tel: (212) 876-7719
(Between Park & Madison Avenues)
Sponsored by: The Education & Communication Committee of the Parish Council
Visit with the speakers and share light refreshments following the discussion.
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