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This study explores stories of women as Peacemakers in the Old Testament, New Testament, Quran, and its related literature. In addition, our conversations with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim women’s groups of this region will endeavor to foster networks of understanding and compassion, especially at this time. Finally, visits to sites associated with holy women of the three traditions aim to inspire participants themselves to become agents of peace.
PRIMARY LECTURER
Professor Gina Hens-Piazza received her MA at Vanderbilt University and MPhil and PhD at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The Deuteronomic History and the Biblical Prophets have been the focus of her teaching and research, enlisting the lens of cultural, literary and feminist criticism. She has served on the editorial boards for Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Biblical Theological Bulletin, Hekima Journal, Wisdom Commentary Series, and the forthcoming Oxford Commentary Series in Old Testament. In addition to teaching and directing students in the various graduate programs at the Jesuit School of Theology, Hens-Piazza is a member of the Core Doctoral Faculty in the GTU's Department of Sacred Texts and Their Interpretation. Her courses include Elijah/ Elisha Traditions, Advanced Hebrew Readings, Children of Sarah, Hagar and Mary, and courses on the Biblical Prophets and Psalms.
Hens-Piazza is an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association, where she has served on the Executive Board as well as president of the association for two terms.