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New, handwritten Maimonides texts discovered at Cambridge 探花直播 Library

11 May 2023

900-year-old paper fragment verified as the handwriting of legendary philosopher Maimonides.

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Discarded History exhibition lifts the lid on 1,000 years of medieval history

27 Apr 2017

Treasures from the world鈥檚 largest and most important collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts 鈥 chronicling 1,000 years of history in Old Cairo 鈥...

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Lines of Thought: Communicating Faith

27 May 2016

Some of the world鈥檚 most important religious texts are currently on display in Cambridge as part of Cambridge 探花直播 Library鈥檚 600th anniversary...

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Solomon Schechter at work in the old  探花直播 Library

Solomon Schechter (1847-1915): a Jewish polymath with a gift for friendship

20 Nov 2015

探花直播Jewish scholar Solomon Schechter is best remembered for his work on the Cairo Geniza. A conference this Sunday will explore the wider impact of a...

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Summer school participants during a tour of the  探花直播.

Inter-faith summer schools train future leaders in art of 鈥渋ntelligent disagreement鈥

09 Jul 2012

Emerging religious leaders from around the world have arrived in Cambridge for a programme which aims to build understanding between faiths and teach...

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David Ford

Literature and Religion in Cheltenham

12 Oct 2011

Professor David Ford, Regius Professor of Divinity and Director of the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme, reflects on the first project in an exciting...

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Scriptural reasoning.

All in the script

05 Apr 2011

探花直播power of 鈥渟criptural reasoning鈥 to transform the way in which different faiths understand one another is to be the subject of a major lecture in...

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