LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion” Established Featuring Nirenberg Keynote Address

On June 22, 2026, the LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion” welcomed David Nirenberg to deliver a keynote lecture, marking the first public event of the new center. This interdisciplinary event featured international speakers from Jewish Studies, Islamic studies, and History to examine Jewish-Islamic coexistence through case studies from antiquity to the present, also touching on their political and societal implications. Nirenberg’s lecture was titled, “What Does History Have to Do with Prophecy? Past and Future in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism” as part of the opening event. 

The LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion” is a major interdisciplinary research hub in Germany where scholars from the humanities and social sciences explore the complex relationship between three monotheistic religions.

Learn more about this event at LOEWE Center DynaRel.

Nirenberg Delivers 2026 Tanner Lecture

On April 16, 2026, Clare Hall welcomed David Nirenberg as a distinguished speaker for a special 60th anniversary edition of the Tanner and Ashby Lectures. Nirenberg’s Tanner Lecture, titled “What does history have to do with prophecy? Past and Future in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism” considered humanity’s prophetic sense of history and the influence and impact of such thinking.

The Tanner and Ashby Lectures represent an annual showcase of the intellectual community at Clare Hall and demonstrate the power of ideas to connect disciplines and generations.

Read more and watch the lecture at Clare Hall.

The Buber Lecture at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

On August 4, 2025, David Nirenberg visited the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem to deliver his Martin Buber talk on “The Powers of History in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.” He discussed how Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have co-produced historical understandings that continue to shape both religious and secular views of the past, present, and future. 

Dedicated to Martin Buber, the first president of the academy, lectures in this series cover humanities and social sciences, and are designed for both scholars and a broader audience. 

Watch the live lecture from the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Nirenberg in Conversation at the Madrid "Festival of Ideas"

Speaking with El País at the “Festival of Ideas” in Madrid, David Nirenberg shares his perspective on racism, hatred, and the demise of critical thinking, among other topics. Nirenberg is recognized for his books on the relationship between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and while at the festival, took part in the conversation “Communities of Violence. Blood and Milk” with Arabist Mercedes García-Arenal.

Read more at El País.

David Nirenberg Elected to American Philosophical Society

David Nirenberg has been elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS) as part of the 2024 class in the category of humanities. One of the oldest learned societies in the United States, APS is composed of top scholars in a wide variety of academic disciplines.

Read more at APS.