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Temple Jeremiah's Golder Lecture features Dr. Basit Bilal Koshul

Dr. Basit Bilal Koshul will present “Scriptural Reasoning and the Search for Wisdom After the Holocaust” at the Stanley Golder Lecture Series at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Temple Jeremiah, 937 Happ Road, Northfield.

Koshul will speak about the Holocaust as a defining moment in modern history that forces us to face the fact that science, technology, and bureaucracy – fruits of secular Enlightenment – can produce demonic results. This lecture will explore the contributions that the scriptural reasoning approach can make in the search for wisdom after the Holocaust and demonstrate the process of scriptural reasoning.

“As part of our ongoing work to build bridges of understanding between people of all faiths, we are honored to welcome Dr. Koshul,” said Rabbi Paul F. Cohen, Temple Jeremiah’s senior rabbi. “Dr. Koshul has been working on a project called Abrahamic scriptural reasoning that brings people together from different traditions to read each other’s scripture in order to gain new understanding, new insight, and new friendships. In order to grow in wisdom, we need to gather to confront difficult historical realities, balancing them with the highest ideals of our faith.”

Koshul is an Associate Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan. He received his first PhD in 2003 from Drew University, in the area of Religion and Society specializing in the sociology of religion. He completed a second PhD in 2011 from the University of Virginia in Religious Studies specializing in theology, ethics, and culture.

The mission of the Golder Interfaith Lecture Series is to promote understanding among every faith and embrace the unifying spirituality of all religions. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Temple Jeremiah.  

This event is a partnership between Temple Jeremiah and the Islamic Cultural Center of Chicago, Winnetka Congregational Church, Christ Church, St. Philip the Apostle Church, Winnetka Covenant Church, St. Peter Community Church, the Muslim Education Center, and Winnetka Presbyterian Church.


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