Boston College Center for Christian-Jewish Learning

The session videos for our conference “Mapping the Field of Jewish-Christian Relations” are now available.
Welcome and Session 1 Video:

Mapping the Field of Jewish-Christian Relations: Session 1 Mapping the Field of Jewish-Christian RelationsMarch 15, 2026Conference Program: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wURNAv0SaHULqRzHrdakCX393K67TF8l/viewWelcom...

Please join us Tuesday, April 14 at 5PM on campus for a lecture by Peter E. Gordon on his latest book, “Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver.”
https://events.bc.edu/event/peter-e-gordon-walter-benjamin-the-pearl-diver-in-person

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week, on campus or Zoom, for our conference “Mapping the Field of Jewish-Christian Relations.” The session videos are forthcoming.

“Mapping the Field of Jewish-Christian Relations”
The Boston College Chronicle’s story on the Center’s three-day hybrid conference (March 15-17) focused on the academic study of Christian-Jewish relations.

Conference to focus on the academic study of Christian-Jewish relations International group of scholars to gather at Boston College March 15-17

March 15-17, 2026 at Boston College: Mapping the Field of Jewish-Christian Relations (Hybrid Conference)
https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/academics/sites/ila/events/mapping-the-field-of-jewish-christian-relations

The modern academic study of Christian-Jewish relations has existed for more than a century. Yet it is also a complex interdisciplinary field whose subject areas and methodologies have not yet been fully defined in a comprehensive way, resulting in fragmented conversations among scholars. The Mapping the Field conference proposes to delineate the current contours of the academic study of Christian-Jewish relations. This conference will excavate a range of subjects, disciplines, and methods that exist within the field’s contemporary expression while also remaining open to the ethical and moral concerns that frequently motivate scholars’ work in it.

The event video for Prof. Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner’s lecture on her recent book, "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in Medieval French Literature: Inscribing Biblical Encounters in the Vernacular" is now available.

Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner, "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in Medieval French Literature," Feb. 25, 2026 Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner, "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in Medieval French Literature: Inscribing Biblical Encounters in the Vernacular"Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner...

Please join us Wednesday, February 25 at 12PM, on campus or Zoom, for a lecture by Prof. Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner, "Jewish-Christian Dialogue in Medieval French Literature: Inscribing Biblical Encounters in the Vernacular"
https://events.bc.edu/event/matilda-tomaryn-bruckner-jewish-christian-dialogue-in-medieval-french-literature-inscribing-biblical-encounters-in-the-vernacular-hybrid
RSVP to attend in-person: [email protected]
RSVP to join by Zoom: https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jd18smHIR_GN2Dmd44nBoA #/registration

The event video for Dr. Dror Bondi’s lecture “Heschel on Israel: Between Christianity and Zionism” and Dr. Susannah Heschel’s response is now available.

Dror Bondi, “Heschel on Israel: Between Christianity and Zionism,” Jan. 27, 2026 Dr. Dror Bondi, 2025-2026 Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College, examines Abraham Joshua Heschel’s subtle effort to reclaim...

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week, on campus or Zoom, for Corcoran Visiting Chair Dror Bondi’s lecture “Heschel on Israel: Between Christianity and Zionism” and Dr. Susannah Heschel’s response. The event video is forthcoming.

Please join us tomorrow, January 27 at 5PM, on campus or Zoom, for a lecture by Corcoran Visiting Chair Dror Bondi: “Heschel on Israel: Between Christianity and Zionism.” Dr. Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, will deliver a response.
https://events.bc.edu/event/dror-bondi-heschel-on-israel-between-christianity-and-zionism-hybrid
RSVP to attend in-person: [email protected]
RSVP to join by Zoom: https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vuh0E-XpRDOOAWQwHt4qBQ #/registration