BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260421T070701UTC-1535iXPr5e@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260421T070701Z DESCRIPTION:Affinity Intercultural Foundation\, Australian Catholic Univers ity and the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations invite you to: \nNostra Aetate: Faith In Our Day - Bridge or Barrier?\nDate: Wednesday 28 OCtoer 2020 \;  \;  \;Time: 7pmLocation: Online \;https:/ /youtu.be/nsxedc_29k8\nJoin us for an insightful webinar with Rabbi Dr Ben jamin Elton\, Reverend Dr Patrick McInerney ssc and Associate Professor Sa lih Yucel. Facilitating this webinar is Veteran ABC Broadcaster John Clear y.\nTo register click here please.\nOctober 28 marks 55 years since the Va tican Declaration on inter-faith relations ‘Nostra Aetate - In Our Day’. T he declaration emerged out of reflection on role of religious intolerance in the horrors of WW2 and the Holocaust. It sought to harness the power of faith as a bridge to global understanding. Today - In Our Day\, faith con tinues to have a powerful role in shaping the world view of millions. Nost ra Aetate is a turning point in the Catholic-Jewish-Muslim relationship. I t encourages mutual understanding between Catholics and other faiths. The question remains for every faith community\, as to what extent that power is deployed as bridge or barrier.\nMore about the Speakers:\nPanellist:&nb sp\;Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton\nRabbi Dr Benjamin Elton was appointed Chief M inister of The Great Synagogue in June 2015. Born in Manchester\, England\ , Rabbi Elton earned an MA in History at Queens’ College\, Cambridge and a PhD in Jewish History at Birkbeck\, University of London. For seven years he worked in the Ministry of Justice in London and then studied for four years at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT) in New York. There\, he was editor of its journal\, a member of its Advanced Kollel and winner of the prize f or excellence in Talmudic study.\nAs part of his pastoral training Rabbi E lton undertook residencies as a hospital chaplain and leading a grief supp ort group. He received Semicha from YCT in June 2015\, and in addition has Semicha from Rabbi Chaim Rapoport of London. In addition to his 2014 book \, Britain’s Chief Rabbis and the Religious Character of Anglo-Jewry\, 188 0–1970\, he has authored several articles on Anglo-Jewish and Australian J ewish religious history and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of London. He is also an Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney\, Je wish Chaplain to the Returned Services League (NSW Branch) and Orthodox Ra bbinic Consultant to the both the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.\nHe sits on the Committees of Mandelbaum House\, the Australian Jewish Historical Society and the Ne w South Wales Council of Christians and Jews\, of which he is a former Pre sident. Rabbi Elton is married to Hinda Young are they are proud parents o f a daughter\, Elizabeth (Lizzie).\nRabbi Elton and Hinda are excited to b e leading The Great Synagogue. They are dedicated to sustaining a warm and vibrant community\, with a love for Judaism and for each other.\nPanellis t: \;Reverend Dr Patrick McInerney ssc\nFr Patrick McInerney is a Colu mban missionary priest from South Australia and was ordained in 1978. He w as assigned to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for more than twenty years \, where he was involved in a variety of ministries – parish\, teaching\, administration\, leadership\, and Christian-Muslim Relations.\nHe complete d a licence at the Pontifical Institute for the Study of Arabic and Islami cs in Rome in 1986\, a Masters in Theology at the Melbourne College of Div inity in 2003\, and a Doctorate in Theology at the Australian Catholic Uni versity in 2009.\nFr Patrick is the Director of the Columban Mission Insti tute in Strathfield\, the Coordinator of its Centre for Christian-Muslim R elations and a staff member of its Centre for Mission Studies. For further details see www.columban.org.au and follow the links to the respective Ce ntres. He lectures in Islam and Interreligious Dialogue at the Catholic In stitute of Sydney. He is also a staff member of the Broken Bay Institute's faculty for Mission and Culture and lectures in Islam and Interreligious Dialogue with the University of Newcastle.\nHe is a member of the Australi an Catholic Council for Ecumenism and Interreligious Relations (ACCEIR) (w hich advises the Bishop’s Commission on Ecumenism and Interreligious Relat ions)\, a board member of the Australian Catholic University’s Centre for Inter-religious Dialogue (CID)\, and on the Executive of the NSW branch of Religions for Peace (RfP). In 2011 Fr Patrick was awarded the title of Ho norary Fellow of the Australian Catholic University (ACU).\nFr Patrick att ends interfaith and multi-faith conferences\, and gives talks and lectures on Islam\, Christian-Muslim Relations\, Interreligious Relations and miss ion related topics to a wide variety of audiences.\nPanellist: \;Assoc iate Professor Salih Yucel\nAssociate Professor Salih Yucel completed his Bachelor of Islamic Theology – a five-year program and equivalent to under graduate and Masters Degree – at the University of Ankara in 1982. He unde rtook various ecclesiastical roles for ten years for the Ministry of Relig ious Affairs in Turkey. Subsequent to attaining his Australian permanent-r esident status\, he completed Master of Theology at the University of Sydn ey in 1996. He continued his postgraduate studies in United States and com pleted his doctorate at Boston University in 2007. His doctoral research w as on 'The Effect of Prayer on Muslim Patients Well-being'\nSalih also wor ked as a Muslim Chaplain at Harvard Medical School's hospitals for seven y ears. After ten years in the United States\, he returned to Australia in 2 007. A/Prof. Yucel worked as lecturer and senior lecturer at Centre for Re ligious Studies at Monash University between 2008-2014. Currently he teach es at the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation at Charles Sturt Uni versity in Sydney. He is also Provisional CPE Supervisor.\nHe is author of four books\, co-author of one book and number of articles and book chapte rs.\nFacilitator: \;John Cleary\nJohn Cleary is a veteran ABC broadcas ter and one of Australia's best-known commentators on religion.\nIn his 30 -year career with the ABC he has worked extensively in both radio and tele vision\, but is known principally for his association with Sunday Nights o n ABC Local Radio and The Religion Report on ABC Radio National.\nJohn beg an his career in Perth\, where he was one of the original Compass team on ABC TV and a co-presenter of the philosophy program\, Meridian\, on Radio National in the 1990s.\nFor several years\, John also appeared in a regula r slot on the ABC youth network JJJ.\nHis 1992 book on the Salvation Army in Australia was awarded the Christian Book of the Year.\nIn 2008\, John w as host of the interfaith event held by the Catholic Church in conjunction with World Youth Day and the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.\n \; https:/ /faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1729-faith-in-our-day-bridge-o r-barrier-australian-catholic-university DTSTART:20201028T190000Z DTEND:20201028T210000Z LOCATION:Melbourne VIC 3000 (Melbourne VIC\, Australia) SUMMARY:Faith in Our Day: Bridge or Barrier: Australian Catholic University URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1729-faith-in-our-da y-bridge-or-barrier-australian-catholic-university END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR