Introducing the Jerusalem TalksND Podcast

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 8:00 am EST

Join us as we launch a new podcast from Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem TalksND. Jerusalem TalksND is a series of conversations organized and recorded by The University of Notre Dame’s Jerusalem Global Gateway with the purpose of amplifying the unique encounters that are made possible through the University’s diverse initiatives in the city of Jerusalem. Moderated by Avraham (Avrum) Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and adjunct faculty member at the Gateway, this podcast offers audiences a window into the nuances – and questions – that define Jerusalem’s past, present and future.

In Jerusalem TalksND’s inaugural episode, Avrum Burg and Fr. David Neuhaus discuss the role of Christians and Christianity in a holy city that is predominantly inhabited by Jews and Muslims.

Fr. David Neuhaus is a Jesuit priest, scholar and professor of Theology. He was superior of the Jesuit community of the house of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem. Previously, he assumed the office of Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Please note this episode was released by the Jerusalem Global Gateway prior to the events in the region that took place on October 7, 2023.

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Episode 1: Fr. David Neuhaus

00:00:00 – 00:02:41 Introduction by Dr. Daniel Schwake
00:02:42 Fr. David Neuhaus on his identity as a Jew who became Christian
00:09:13 Neuhaus on the role of authority and fatherhood as a Jesuit priest in Jerusalem
00:15:05 Past and present partition lines between Christians and Jews
00:21:15 Discussion on complimentary versus replacement theology
00:24:53 On context and history of the cycle of contempt for minorities in Jerusalem
00:27:15 On finding the similarities in other people
00:33:34 On the loss of the prophetic voice in politics
00:44:39 On his identity as a Jerusalemite and Jerusalemism, and his vision of being neighbors
00:53:25 Q&A