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A Sacred Dissonance: Explorations in Jewish-Christian Friendship with Prof. Anthony Le Donne and Larry Behrendt
Measuring against previous eras, Jewish-Christian friendship is experiencing a renaissance. What what is the benefit of this friendship? Can Jews and Christians be spiritual allies? The conversation will be in two parts. One: Larry Behrendt will interview Anthony Le Donne about his new book, Near Christianity: How Journeys along Jewish-Christian Borders Saved my Faith in God. Le Donne will discuss how his Jewish friends and mentors enhanced his Christian faith. Two: They will discuss A Sacred Dissonance, a forthcoming book…
Find out more »Sisters Summit: Drawing Strength From Within
We're so excited to be hosting our very first Sisters Summit at MCECC. We will be hosting two amazing speakers Ustadha Maryam Amir & Ustadha Amina Darwish. Tickets can be bought at the kiosks at MCECC. **No one will be turned away due to lack of funds, please email us at contact@mcecc.com** Ustadha Maryam Amirebrahimi received her master’s in Social Justice Education from UCLA. She holds a bachelor’s in Child and Adolescent Development from San Jose State University, Currently, she…
Find out more »Free Film: Chaplains
See the award-winning PBS documentary film "Chaplains," introduced by its director, Martin Doblmeier, and followed by a panel with Chaplain (Col.) Charles Reynolds, Director of US Army Religion, Culture, and Advisement Directorate; Maj. Gen. Howard Stendahl, former US Air Force Chief of Chaplains, ; Rev. Patrick Conroy, Chaplain for the US House of Representatives; Wendy Cadge, Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University, and author of Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine. To allow time for discussion the one-hour version…
Find out more »Two Psycho-Magic Actions Against Violence – A ritual performance
Guillermo Gomez-Peña and his close collaborators from the legendary troupe La Pocha Nostra perform on Saturday, November 20th at Northwest Vista College Presented by the Northwest Vista College Drama Program in collaboration with Jump-Start Performance Co. $5 at the door / Reservations not required This hybrid performance by La Pocha Nostra, (Gómez-Peña, Balitronica Gomez and Saul Garcia Lopez) is a ritual action, participatory performance involving Xochipilli the Corn God, a human body, an acupuncturist and live spoken word interventions. The…
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