The Parting of the Ways
Islamic Thought, Jewish Thought, and 9/11
Friday, September 13, 2002 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
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About This Event
In this second lecture of AEI’s discussion series “The Parting of the Ways”--an examination of the religious and philosophical underpinnings of 9/11--Hillel Fradkin will assess the philosophical differences between Islam and Judaism that emerged during the lively public debates of the twelfth century, when Jews, Christians, and Muslims were engaged in a great transcultural conversation.
Agenda
5:15 p.m. Registration
5:30 Introduction: Michael Novak, AEI
Lecture: Hillel Fradkin, Ethics and Public Policy Center
7:00 Adjournment
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Michael
Novak
  • Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, and author, is the 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He has been an emissary to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has written twenty-seven books on the philosophy and theology of culture, especially the essential elements of a free society. His latest book is No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers (Doubleday, 2008).
  • Phone: 2028625838
    Email: mnovak@aei.org
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