At the invitation of Dar Al-Machreq, and under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellency Archbishop Paul Abdel Sater, Archbishop of Beirut, an intellectual seminar and book-signing event was held for the book “He Took Blood and Washed His Hands: Pilate or the Deadly Cowardice,” authored by Father Guy Sarkis. The event was attended by Father Nabil Riyad Al-Dano of the Chaldean Diocese of Beirut, along with representatives of religious, academic, and cultural institutions. The seminar took place at Le Monnot Theatre in the Ashrafieh district of Beirut on Tuesday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. The session was moderated by Dr. Iman Zeidan, Editorial Secretary of Al-Machreq magazine. The program featured intellectual and theological presentations and readings by Father Professor Salim Daccache, SJ, Director of Dar Al-Machreq; Bishop Paul Rouhana, Vicar General of the Maronite Patriarchate for the Sarba region; Sister Yara Matta, university professor of biblical studies and Director of the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences; Ms. Carol Dagher, writer and university researcher; and the book’s author, Father Guy Sarkis. The event was organized in collaboration with Istefan Bookshop and the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences at Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ/ISSR). The seminar is scheduled to be broadcast at a later date on Charity TV and Sawt El Mahabba.
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