Healing Families - Healing Communities
Monday, 18 January 2010 at the London Interfaith Centre
Shaikha Halima Krausen was born in Aachen, Germany into a Catholic/Protestant family. She became Muslim in her early teens, eventually learning Arabic and studying with visiting Muslim scholars and travelling extensively in the Muslim world. In 1992, she completed her studies in Hamburg that included Islamic Law and Theology with Imam Razvi, the leading scholar in Hamburg's Muslim Community, as well as Islamic studies, Christian Theology and Comparative Religion at the university. Shaikha Halima is currently the Imam for the German speaking Muslims in Hamburg Mosque.
Revd Dr Ann Jeffers is Senior Lecturer at Heythrop College, University of London. She taught at Trinity College Dublin before joining Heythrop College where lectures in Biblical Studies (Old Testament Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism). She is the author of 'Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria' (Leiden: Brill, 1996) and is co-editor of a textbook 'Gender und Religion' (Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht). Her research interests are varied and include biblical interpretation, creation theologies in the Hebrew Scriptures, gender and space in the field of Pseudepigrapha and apocryphal studies. Her published contributions have increased understanding of ancient magic in the ancient world.Programme
10.00 Workshop begins
11.15 Break
13.00 Workshop ends
13.05 Light lunch and prayers
Workshop Themes
1. What do our respective scriptures tell us about the nature of family life?
2. How does this shape the way we understand family life? Is there such a thing as an 'ideal family'?
3. Do our scriptures offer any advice/information when family life goes wrong?
4. Do we go against God if we are not able to maintain harmonious family relationships?
5. Can our scriptures and faith traditions offer any constructive help or support to the troubles facing families in today's world?
6. Are there any circumstances in which someone can walk away from their families/family life?
7. Is there hope for people who wish to live their lives connected to God but struggling with everyday life?
Event details
Fees: Free
Venue: The London Interfaith Centre, 125 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6RG
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