The Interreligious Center on Public Life, established in 1999, is a forum for the dissemination of the principles and ideas of the Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam as they relate to the great domestic and international issues of the day. A joint venture of Hebrew College and Andover Newton Theological School, the Center is the only entity of its kind to be created by a distinguished Protestant seminary and a leading academic institution of advanced Jewish study. Its governing board is drawn from a cross section of lay leaders, academicians and clergy representing Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Through its publications, workshops and conferences, the Center dedicates its efforts to the enrichment of public life and discourse and the furtherance of interreligious understanding.