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“Islam’s Jesus”: A Lecture and Book Signing
Order tickets via Eventbrite Islam's Jesus: A Lecture and Book Signing Program Featuring Dr. Zeki Saritoprak Monday, February 1st, 2016 UIW Rosenberg Sky Room Agenda 6:15-6:45 pm Registration and Light Refreshments 6:45 pm Welcome and Introduction of the Speaker 7:00 pm Lecture 7:45-8:15 pm Q&A Suggested Donation: $10 Professor Saritoprak will examine the place of Jesus in the Qur'an and Hadith. He will present the topic of Jesus in Islam from an Islamic theological perspective including both classical and contemporary…
Find out more »Water Stewardship in the Face of Climate Change
How can we collectively change our relationships to our water resources and to each other to build a better and more resilient water future? Led by Meredith McGuire, Ph.D. Two Mondays, Feb 1 & 8, 7-9 PM, $35/ 2 sessions Uncontaminated fresh water, essential for human health and life itself, is becoming increasingly scarce, both globally and regionally. At the same time climate change is already causing increasing weather extremes – flooding, droughts, and record high temperatures, which are linked…
Find out more »Free Film Screening: Renewal
"RENEWAL", a Documentary Film, 11:30 am-1 pm. Inspired by the many Americans who are answering a spiritual call to confront the enormous challenges of environmental degradation, these men, women, and children are finding ways to become caretakers of the Earth, from within their Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions. The religious-environmental movement grows as people from diverse traditions work to build a sustainable future. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZvC_sz9KdQ]
Find out more »A Good Death – Issues and Ethics
“A good death,” most of us would probably agree, is something we would wish for ourselves and our loved ones. Led by Richard Ferguson, M.D. 2 Tuesdays, February 2 and 9, 7 - 9 PM, $35/2 sessions Dr. Richard Ferguson will help us understand the practical, ethical and spiritual issues about death. “For those who have not yet died,” as he puts it, he will discuss ways death has been viewed throughout history, ethical principles relating to death—including the rights…
Find out more »Sustainable Systems: Environmental, Economic and Social–Looking Towards the Future
The world faces many dynamic environmental, economic and social challenges. How do we create sustainable systems that meet these challenges so the people of the world can live fulfilling lives in harmony with one another and with nature? This will explore climate change as one environmental challenge among many, the future of energy as one of many economic challenges, and work as one of the social challenges facing the world. The Presenter: Joe Cook holds a B.Sc in Natural Resources…
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