St George’s College Jerusalem
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Research Institutions
- Christianity (Anglican)
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33 Salah e-Din Street, Jerusalem, Israel
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Aim
Be an Anglican community of education, hospitality, pilgrimage, and reconciliation. Through study, site visits, engagement with the local Christian community, prayer and reflection, lives are transformed and faith renewed.
History
The College was originally founded in 1920 as a theological school for Palestinian seminarians. However, the political complexities and troubles of the Middle East made that original vision impossible. Therefore, in the 1960s, a new, broader vision was developed for educating clergy and laity from the worldwide Anglican Communion and throughout the ecumenical Church. Over the years, its courses have renewed faith and changed lives.
IRD Activities
- Reconciliation Programs
Our context in Palestine and Israel provides a challenge to serve as agents of justice, reconciliation and peace. The sacred Scriptures of the three great religions with deep roots in this land provide resources for reconciliation as well as texts that have been appropriated to justify conflict and reinforce suspicion. St George’s College works with other local organisations to promote interfaith engagement, to seek religious resources for justice and peace, and to promote reconciliation
- Sharing Perspectives - Jews and Christians in the Holy Land
A short program for Jews and Christians to encounter the Holy Land together, and reflect on the significance of this experience for their own faith and practice
- Sharing Perspectives - Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land
In this course, Christian and Muslim participants live together as an interfaith community at St. George’s College, visit holy sites of the three Abrahamic faiths and engage in theological discussion.
Main Focus Countries of Activities
State of Palestine - Israel - State of Palestine - Israel - State of Palestine - Israel