Story in Temple Today about the Religion Department receiving funding for interfaith dialogue and Islamic studies, two very important subjects here at Temple. “The first gift, for $1.5 million, will honor two scholars by creating the Leonard and Arlene Swidler Chair of Interreligious Dialogue at Temple. Leonard Swidler has been a Temple professor since 1966 and is a leading expert in ecumenism; Arlene Swidler has taught courses in the fields of literature, women’s studies and religion at a half-dozen universities, including Temple. The second gift from Halloran, for $300,000, is a challenge grant toward raising a total of $1.5 million to create a chair in Islamic studies.” ————————————————————————————————————– Subject Guides Classics // Islamic Studies // Jewish Studies // Philosophy // Religion ————————————————————————————————————–