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An Interview with Dr Edward Kessler, Executive Director of the Woolf Institute, The Church Times

October 2009

An Interview with Dr Edward Kessler, Executive Director of the Woolf Institute, The Church Times

Ed Kessler is interviewed by the Church Times about his work in Jewish-Christian Relations and the founding of the Woolf Institute.

Less sinned against than sinning, Dr Edward Kessler, The Tablet

September 2009

Less sinned against than sinning, Dr Edward Kessler, The Tablet

"There is more to repentance at Yom Kippur than simply saying sorry". Ed Kessler reflects on the meaning of Teshuvah.

Jewish aid to Pakistan breaks down barriers

September 2009

Jewish aid to Pakistan breaks down barriers

A charity’s aid work in Pakistan helped to create a more positive image of Judaism, according to a Woolf Institute report published this week.

Try listening to the person in pain, Church Times

June 2009

Try listening to the person in pain, Church Times

Miriam Arkush reports on a programme held by The Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum and hosted by The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths and The Cambridge Union Society.

Muslim Jewish Relations at the Hay Festival

May 2009

Muslim Jewish Relations at the Hay Festival

Muslim-Jewish dialogue might be tricky, but, Ed Kessler explained, it's essential in tackling some of the most intractable problems of the age

"Dialogue, not symbolism", Dr Edward Kessler, The Guardian

May 2009

"Dialogue, not symbolism", Dr Edward Kessler, The Guardian

If Pope Benedict is to deepen relations with Jews, he cannot ignore the theological questions, writes Dr Ed Kessler.

"The jury is still out on the wartime pope", Dr Edward Kessler, Jewish Chronicle

March 2009

"The jury is still out on the wartime pope", Dr Edward Kessler, Jewish Chronicle

The process of study and debate over the role of Pope Pius XII will take longer than some might wish to assert, writes Dr Ed Kessler.

European Platform for Jewish-Muslim Co-operation visits Cambridge, Jewish Chronicle

March 2009

European Platform for Jewish-Muslim Co-operation visits Cambridge, Jewish Chronicle

The European Platform for Jewish-Muslim Co-operation, an organisation aiming to provide a continental profile for Muslim-Jewish initiatives, visited the Centre for Muslim-Jewish relations as part of a 2-day UK visit.

"Pope's isolation is thanks to years of education" Dr Edward Kessler, Jewish Chronicle

February 2009

"Pope's isolation is thanks to years of education" Dr Edward Kessler, Jewish Chronicle

Years of productive interfaith dialogue have acted as a control to ill-advised Vatican decisions, writes Dr Kessler.

"Healing the rift" Dr Edward Kessler, The Tablet

February 2009

"Healing the rift" Dr Edward Kessler, The Tablet

Dr Ed Kessler analyses the contoversy over the lifted excommunication of four controversial Bishops, including Holocaust-denier Richard Williamson.

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