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Events
- Religion, Law, and the Public Sphere, Workshop Series
Friday and Saturday, February 16 and 17, 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. and 2:30–6:00 p.m.
- Interreligious Dialogue: Deadends, Detours, and Pathways
Friday, March 9, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Film: Divided We Fall: Americans
in the Aftermath
Friday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. - The Pain and the Joy of Genomics:
Can We See Humans as Both Scientific and Spiritual?
Wednesday, March 14, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. - Sacred Matters: A Model for Understanding and Evaluating Spirituality
Friday, March 23, 3:00 –5:00 p.m.
- Interviews with the Elephant--A Difficult Dialogue
Friday, March 23, 9:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m.
Religion, Law, and the Public Sphere, Workshop Series
Session I
Friday, February 16, Thayer Building, Room 2022
9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.–Religion and Law I: Historical Resources
2:30–6:00 p.m.–Religion and Law II: The Impossibility of Religious Freedom
Session II
Saturday, February 17, Rackham Assembly Hall
9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.–Political Theologies: Historical Resources
2:30–6:00 p.m.–Political Theologies Today
Panelists include:
- Ward Blanton, University of Glasgow
- Veena Das, Johns Hopkins University
- Nancy Levene, Indiana University
- Robert Sharf, University of California, Berkeley
- Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, SUNY Buffalo
- Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Social Science Research Council
- Hent de Vries, Johns Hopkins University
- Michael Warner, Rutgers University
Presented by the Collective on Religion and the Secular. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Intersections, International Institute, Center for International and Comparative Studies, and the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies.
For more information, you may download the program flyer here:
Religion,
Law, and the Public Sphere
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Interreligious Dialogue: Deadends, Detours, and Pathways
Friday, March 9, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Henderson Room, Michigan League
Father James Heft
University of Southern California
A panel discussion featuring Father James Heft, the founding director and president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California. He is currently on leave from the University of Dayton, where he is University Professor of Faith and Culture, and chancellor. He is the author of “John XXII (1316-1334) and Papal Teaching Authority,” and editor of “Faith and the Intellectual Life,” and “A Catholic Modernity? The Marianist Award Lecture of Charles Taylor.” He is currently working on a book on Catholic higher education. His article “Mary of Nazareth, Feminism and the Tradition,” coauthored by Dr. Una Cadegan, won the 1990 Catholic Press Association award for best scholarly article. He has published more than 150 articles, encyclopedia entries, book chapters, and book reviews, and serves on the editorial board of two scholarly journals.
A P-16 Workshop sponsored by the School of Education and the Rackham School of Graduate Studies.
For more information, you may download the program flyer here:
Interreligious Dialogue: Deadends, Detours, and Pathways
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Film: Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath
Friday, March 9, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Modern Languages Building, Auditorium 3
Tickets: $5.00 adults, $2.00 students and youth
(pre-sold and available at the door)
The film is the journey of Valarie Kaur, a college student, who explores the untold stories of the misconceptions and hate crimes faced post 9/11, by the Sikh, Arab, and Muslim communities. It confronts the forces that divided Americans and also what brings them together. The film will be followed by open dialogue from the audience and select student groups on campus.
Sponsored by the Sikh Student Association
For more information, contact U of M Sikh Student Association at
uofmsikhs-core@umich.edu or Amrik Singh (asinghk@umich.edu)
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The Pain and the Joy of Genomics:
Can We See Humans as Both Scientific and Spiritual?
Wednesday, March 14, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Ann Arbor Public Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave.
Dr. Sharon Kardia
Co-director of the Life Sciences & Society Program
University of Michigan
Dr. Sharon Kardia, co-director of the Life Sciences & Society Program, will use case studies and practical examples to spark discussion about genomics, science, and spirituality. Dialogue with Dr. Kardia will include four representatives--Muslim, Catholic, Buddhist and Interfaith--and will be followed by group discussion. For more information, contact Rev. George Lambrides at 424-1535 (gbrides@umich.edu).
Sponsored by The Interfaith Round Table of Washtenaw County
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Sacred Matters: A Model for Understanding and Evaluating Spirituality
Friday, March 23, 2007, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Location: Educational Conference Center (1st floor School of Social Work)
Kenneth Pargament, Professor
Bowling Green State University
Kenneth Pargament is professor of clinical psychology at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Pargament has been a leading figure in the effort to bring a more balanced view of religious life to the attention of social scientists and health professionals. Dr. Pargament has published extensively on the vital role of religion in coping with stress and trauma. He is author of The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice and co-editor of Forgiveness: Theory, Research, Practice. He is also author of the forthcoming book, Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing the Sacred. Dr. Pargament has consulted with several foundations, the National Institutes of Health, and the World Health Organization. His awards include the William James Award for excellence in research in the psychology of religion from Division 36 of APA, the Virginia Staudt Sexton Mentoring Award from APA for guiding and encouraging others in the field, and two exemplary paper awards from the John Templeton Foundation.
Presented by the Research Office of the School of Social Work and the Culture and Cognition Program of the Department of Psychology.
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Interviews with the Elephant--A Difficult Dialogue
Friday, March 23, 2007, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: Kunezel Room, Michigan Union
The Ginsberg Center for Community and Service Learning invites all who are interested in discussions of faith and social justice to join in a series of round table discussions to explore the connections of religion and experiences of service and social justice. This all day event will offer innovative and interactive interfaith dialogue opportunities! Breakfast and Lunch included. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
If you are interested or have further questions, please contact Lisa
McLaughlin (lmclaug@umich.edu) or Claire Street (clairest@umich.edu)
for more information.
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