The Elijah School: The Quest for Religious Wisdom in Jerusalem By Alon Goshen-Gottstein Father Maroun Laham had never spoken to an Israeli. Indeed the dignified, graying, Palestinian clergyman who heads the Catholic seminary in the West Bank town of Beit Jalla had never even encountered a Jew who was not a soldier. More Encounters with Neighbors on The Eve of The Millennium By Ronald Kronish A few weeks ago, I attended an interreligious assembly at the Vatican, which was convened by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Central Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, led by H.E. Cardinal Francis Arinze and H.E. Cardinal Roger Etchegary, respectively. More Dialogue in a New Millennium: Religious Identity and Encounter By David Rosen The millennium is a religious event with inherent significance for Christians, yet it has the potential to be a significant time for Jews and Muslims as well. More A Muslim Approach to Dialogue in Jerusalem in the New Millennium By Muhammad Hourani In my country there are two nations: the Palestinian Arabs and the Israeli Jews, and although they are cousins, they are quite different, each with a distinct culture, religion, and language. More