Between proximity and demarcation: Judaism in Christian and Islamic thought
Book presentation: Why are the Jews always to blame? Antisemitism in the Bible
Antisemitism is not a purely modern phenomenon. Even ancient authors spread some questionable theories. Conspiracy myths have persisted, in varying forms, to the present day and continue to shape antisemitic narratives in Western societies. Traces of these ideas can also be found in the biblical texts themselves.
Simone Paganini (author and professor of biblical theology at RWTH Aachen University) discusses ancient and modern antisemitism with Mouhanad Khorchide (professor of Islamic religious education and director of the Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster) and Sylvia Löhrmann (commissioner of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for combating antisemitism, for Jewish life and the culture of remembrance).
Prof. Dr. Torsten Voigt (Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at RWTH Aachen University) will deliver a welcoming address. Thorsten Karbach , Head of Press and Communications at RWTH Aachen University, will moderate the evening, which will conclude with a reception. Music will be provided by Laura Katharina Hochstrat (violin and piano) and Merle Henrike Penkwitt (double bass) from the Cologne University of Music and Dance.
Please register: sekretariat@kt.rwth-aachen.de
