A Discussion on “The Identity of the Wise Men” and Understanding the Ongoing Hostilities in Israel and Gaza

This week on JustLove Monsignor Kevin Sullivan is joined by Prof. Eric Vanden Eykel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Religious Studies & Forrest S. Williams Teaching Chair in Humanities. He is the author of the book “The Magi: Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate” and talks about What we Know about the Identity of the Wise Men Who visited Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel, and Why they continue to Capture People’s Imagination Today. He is also joined by Prof. Mehnaz Afridi, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies & Director of The Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College as she discusses the intense political polarization, particularly surrounding the ongoing hostilities taking place in Israel and Gaza and the connection based on her religion.