News Release
Fordham Emeritus Theology Professor speaks on "Signs of Hope: Palestinian and Israeli Possibilities for Peace"
The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archives (CLASA) and the Student Programming Board at University of Detroit Mercy are sponsoring an evening with Fordham University Emeritus Professor of Theology, Fr. Donald Moore, S.J., He will discuss "Signs of Hope: Palestinian and Israeli Possibilities for Peace". The event will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom of the McNichols campus.
Ten years ago, Father Moore, who had lived in New York for most of his life, learned of the shortage of Jesuits in Jerusalem's Pontifical Biblical Institute and offered his services to Father General Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus. While he speaks neither Hebrew nor Arabic, Father Kolvenbach accepted his offer. Since January, 2000, he has spent much of his time living at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem where he is engaged in interfaith dialogue, assisting Palestinian Christians and supporting movements for peach and reconciliation. He also has published books on Martin Buber and on Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Over the past decade, Father Moore has experienced the violence of the Israeli Occupation and the horror of Palestinian suicide bombers. Nevertheless, he still sees hope in the Middle East. There are numerous activist groups, both Palestinian and Israeli, who continue to struggle for justice and peace. He compares the current peace and justice groups in the Holy Land to the great biblical prophets of Israel "who expressed the pathos of God in response to the treatment of the widow, the orphan or the stranger."
Moore is a founding member of the Rainbow Group, an organization of theologians in the New York area who are engaged in Jewish-Christian dialogue.
Release date: October 31, 2007
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