Valley Beit Midrash

A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Alan Brill

ABOUT THE EVENT:

The Christian affirmation of a triune God has always perplexed and confounded Jews. Can Jews get beyond understanding the Trinity as inherently tri-theistic This talk serves as an entrance into a range of issues in Jewish-Christian theological difference, presenting a Jewish understanding oftopics in contemporary Christian theology such as Trinity, original sin, and incarnation.  Brill will discuss that Jews and Christians can engage in comparative discourse on theological issues with full clarity and understanding. We will seek to go beyond reconciliation toward a richer and deeper theological discussion of similarities and differences.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Rabbi Prof. Alan Brill is the Cooperman/Ross Chair for Jewish-Christian Studies at Seton Hall University,  Brill is an expert on Jewish thought and interfaith relations. He is the author of many books including Judaism and World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Eastern Religions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), Judaism and Other Religions: Models of Understanding (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010). Brill received a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India. He was a keynote speaker at the R-20 conference held in Indonesia, This research produced his recent volume Rabbi on the Ganges: A Jewish Hindu Encounter (Lexington Books, 2019). His recently published book is A Jewish Trinity: Contemporary Christian Theology Through Jewish Eyes (Fortress Press, 2025).