Moderated by Cheryl Hamada, WTTW
Date
November 11, 2013
Venue
Pierce Hall at the Historic Chicago Temple Building
In anticipation of the world premiere of Motti Lerner's PAULUS, an artistic interpretation of the latter years of Paul of Tarsus as imagined through a psychological lens, Silk Road Rising hosted a conversation with scholars, clergy, and the playwright.
Held in the sanctuary at the First United Methodist Church at The Chicago Temple, this panel facilitated an interfaith conversation among Jews and Christians to place the figure of Paul within their respective traditions.
In PAULUS, a compassionate but wary 62-year-old Jesus and an egomaniacal Emperor Nero torment the ailing psyche of the Apostle Paul as he struggles to universalize monotheism against fierce opposition from a Jewish religious establishment threatened with spiritual extinction. A scene from PAULUS was performed as part of the evening’s program.
Panelists included:
Motti Lerner, playwright
Margaret M. Mitchell, Dean of The University of Chicago Divinity School
Nicholas Patricca, playwright and Professor Emeritus at Loyola University, Chicago
Steven Philp, M.Div candidate at The University of Chicago Divinity School and Rabbinical student
Rabbi David Levinsky, Chicago Sinai Congregation
Moderated by Cheryl Hamada, WTTW
With welcoming remarks from:
Reverend Philip L. Blackwell, Senior Minister at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple
Jamil Khoury, Founding Artistic Director of Silk Road Rising