Wellington Council of Christians and Jews

Welcome to the Wellington Council of Christians and Jews.  Our council brings together Christian and Jewish Communities in a common effort to overcome the evils of prejudice, intolerance and discrimination between people of different of religions and ethnicity.  We are affiliated to the New Zealand Council of Christians and Jews, and the International Council of Christians and Jews.

Here on our web site, you can find out more about the council, join the CCJ, download publications, listen to recordings of our past public meetings, or contact us.

News:


  • The Executive Board of the International Council of Christians and Jews issued a statement today expressing alarm over an “increasing polarization in the discourse between Jews and Christians and also within each community,” when it comes to the Israeli‐Palestinian conflict. Based on reports from ICCJ members around the world, “extreme viewpoints seem to be increasing in popularity, while efforts toward moderation or compromise are rejected as disloyal or naive.”

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  • The Winter 2010 issue of Massah is now online and available for download

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  • National Council of Christians and Jews Conference
    Saturday July 3 and Sunday July 4, 2010
    Wesley Hall, St Johns College, 202 St Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland

    Theme: Christian-Jewish Dialogue: Encouraging Development, Emerging Challenges

    Keynote speaker: Rev Dr John Pawlikowski OSM, Professor of Ethics and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Programme at the University of Chicago, Past President of the ICCJ and for over forty years a leading figure in Jewish-Christian relations worldwide. With Dr Paul Morris, Professor of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.

    Featuring also Mona Williams, New Zealand’s foremost professional story-teller, speaking after dinner on Saturday and after lunch on Sunday.

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  • The Wellington Council of Christians and Jews Presents a Public Symposium

    How Our Religious Traditions Inform Economic Policy

    Wednesday 9 June 2010 at 7.30pm
    Myers Hall, Wellington Jewish Community Centre
    80 Webb St, Wellington

    Speakers:

    • Hon Chris Finlayson, Attorney General
    • Dr Prue Hyman, Adjunct Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
    • Imam Afroz Ali, President, Al-Ghazzali Centre for Islamic Sciences and Human Development (Sydney)

    The three talks will be followed by an panel discussion, and a farewell to founding member Rabbi Chaim Dovrat

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