Berkley Center

This lecture, delivered by Rev. David Neuhaus, S.J., focused on elements in the position of the Catholic Church regarding the Holy Land and its promotion of equality, justice, and peace in Israel and Palestine. Topics included the welfare of the Christian community and the protection of the Holy Places; the interpretation of the Scriptures as a resource for promoting equality, justice, and peace; the dialogue with Jews and Muslims; and the commitment to a social teaching that insists on equality, justice, and peace. The lecture laid out these elements, tracing the history of the Holy Land since 1917. 

This webinar was co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, Bethlehem University Foundation, Churches for Middle East Peace, the University of Notre Dame's Department of Theology, and Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.