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Vol 1, Issue 1 • Fall 2010
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Book CoverViews on the Sacred Esplanade
LISAR fall events also feature Thering Fellow Arnold Eisen
One of the most extraordinary spaces on earth, Jerusalem’s Esplanade has long been regarded as sacred by the three Abrahamic faiths... (continued)

 

Professor Charles CohenFrom the Director
When it opened in July, 2005, the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions consisted of one person puzzling over how to outfit an office and implement Sheldon and Marianne Lubar’s ambitious project to illuminate the historic and contemporary relationships between Jews, Christians and Muslims... (continued)

 

Farha TahirLISAR Fellows Voice
Farha Fatima Tahir, LISAR Fellow, 2006
As a high school student, I was active in the world of interfaith work... (continued)

 

LISAR symbolSupporting the LISAR mission
Contributing to the expansion of LISAR offers the opportunity to participate in an unparalleled effort: this collective campaign involving Muslim, Christian and Jewish students, faculty and community members has resulted in a truly unique joint academic enterprise... (continued)