We are delighted that Fr David Neuhaus, SJ has accepted the Dean’s invitation to deliver the 2016 St George’s College Jerusalem Peace Lecture.

Division and Hope in the Holy City:

The Role of Christians in the Israel/Palestine Conflict

The lecture will be presented at 8:00PM on Monday, 24 October. It will be the opening address for the ecumenical program, Division and Hope in the Holy City, being jointly offered by St George’s College Jerusalem and the Anglican Centre in Rome.

That program will focus on Christian diversity and ecumenism, within the unique context of Jerusalem with its rich mixture of Christian communities. The schedule will combine sessions that explore the ecumenical councils and the historical divisions of the church, with visits to several of the 13 official churches in Jerusalem, opportunities to participate in varied liturgies, as well as visits holy sites and charitable institutions.

The lecture by David Neuhaus will provide a timely reminder of the challenge to the churches from their context in the Middle East, and especially the unresolved conflict between Israel and Palestine, as the conference commences.

The program includes two nights in Jordan, which is an integral part of the Holy Land. Residential places are restricted to 20 persons, but non-residential registration is also available. Please contact us for details.

The course falls within and celebrates the 50th anniversary year of the foundation of the ACR in 1966.  It will be led by Archbishop David Moxon, Director of the ACR, and Canon Gregory Jenks, Dean of St George’s College. The course team will include Dom Henry Wansbrough and Bishop Jonathan Goodall, with input from other staff of the College as well as local scholars.

David Mark Neuhaus

Born in Johannesburg (South Africa) on April 25, 1962.

Religious profession in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) on August 20, 1994.

Ordained to the priesthood in Jerusalem on September 8, 2000.

Completed  BA, MA, and PhD (Political Science) at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and degrees in Theology at the in Paris and Scriptures at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.

Appointed Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics by Patriarch Fouad Twal on March 15, 2009.  He is also Coordinator of the Pastoral Care for migrant workers and asylum seekers.

Teaches Scriptures at the the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Seminary and in the Religious Studies Department at Bethlehem University.

Publications:

Justice and the Intifada: Palestinians and Israelis Speak Out (edited with Kathy Bergen and Ghassan Rubeiz), New York, Friendship Press, 1991,

Kritische Solidarität: Einige Uberlegungen zur Rolle privlegierter Christinnen und Christen im Kampf der Enteigneten, Trier, Aphorisma Kulturverein, 1995,

The Land that I will show you… Land, Bible and History (written in collaboration with Alain Marchadour), published in French (2006), English (2007), Italian (2007) and German (2011).