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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Robert Eisen - The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism
Description: Professor Robert Eisen, the Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at The George Washington University, presents his lecture "The Peace and Violence of Judaism: From the Bible to Modern Zionism before a roundtable audience at Temple Kol Ami (www.templekolami.org/) in Scottsdale, AZ.
ABOUT THIS LECTURE: Religion is fraught with ambiguity when it comes to peace and violence. There are texts in every major religious tradition that foster violence toward outsiders alongside those that foster peace toward them. Sometimes, the ambiguity can be found in a single text. That is, the very same text can inspire peace or...