Department of Religion

2008 Schedule | Chaplains | Lecturers | Sacred Song | Seminars | Youth | Choir | The Abrahamic Program

2 p.m. Lectures a 1 | Week One > June 23-27 Mon 23 Karen Armstrong, author and lecturer on world religions Tues 24 Karen Armstrong, author and lecturer on world religions Wed 25 Karen Armstrong, author and lecturer on world religions Thurs 26 Karen Armstrong, author and lecturer on world religions Fri 27 Karen Armstrong, author and lecturer on world religions a 2 | Week Two > June 30-July 4 Mon 30 Jennifer Brunner, Ohio secretary of state Tues 1 E.J. Dionne, political columnist, Washington Post Wed 2 Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta, U.S. congressman and U.N. ambassador Thurs 3 Candice Hoke, director, Center for Election Integrity Fri 4 Louis B. Stokes, former U.S. congressman, Ohio a 3 | Week Three > July 7-11 Mon 7 Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics, Union Theological Seminary Tues 8 Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics, Union Theological Seminary Wed 9 Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics, Union Theological Seminary Thurs 10 Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics, Union Theological Seminary Fri 11 Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics, Union Theological Seminary a 4 | Week Four > July 14-18 Mon 14 Debora L. Spar, president, Barnard College (appointed); author, The Baby Business Tues 15 Gerard Magill, prof. of health care ethics, Duquesne Univ. Wed 16 Henk ten Have, director, Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO Thurs 17 Kiku Adatto, scholar in residence, Harvard University Humanities Center Thurs 18 Abdallah Daar, professor of public health sciences and of surgery, University of Toronto a 5 | Week Five > July 21-25 Mon 21 Gillian Sorensen, senior advisor, United Nations Foundation Tues 22 Haleh Esfandiari, dir., Middle east Program, Woodrow Wilson Int. Ctr. for Scholars Wed 23 Chris Seiple, president, Institute for Global Engagement Thurs 24 Reinerio Arce, director, Matanzas Theological Seminary, Cuba Fri 25 J. Bryan Hehir, prof. of practice of religion and public life, Harvard Univ. a 6 | Week Six > July 28-August 1 Mon 28 Alfred Sommer, MD, prof. of epidemiology, ophthalmology, and internal health, Johns Hopkins Tues 29 William Foege, MD, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Initiatives Wed 30 Thomas J. Bickerton, bishop, UM Church Thurs 31 Afaf I. Meleis, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, Univ. of Penn. School of Nursing Fri 1 Dean R. Hirsch, president and CEO, World Vision Int'l a 7 | Week Seven > August 4-8 Mon 4 C. Welton Gaddy, president, Interfaith Alliance Tues 5 The Rev. Jennifer Butler, executive director, Faith in Public Life Wed 6 Richard Land, president, Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Thurs 7 Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Daisy Khan, ASMA Fri 8 Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, member, House of Lords, UK a 8 | Week Eight > August 11-15 Mon 11 Marcus Borg John Dominic Crossan, co-authors; fellows, the Jesus Seminar Tues 12 Marcus Borg John Dominic Crossan, co-authors; fellows, the Jesus Seminar Wed 13 Marcus Borg John Dominic Crossan, co-authors; fellows, the Jesus Seminar Thurs 14 Marcus Borg John Dominic Crossan, co-authors; fellows, the Jesus Seminar Fri 15 Marcus Borg John Dominic Crossan, co-authors; fellows, the Jesus Seminar a 9 | Week Nine > August 18-22 Mon 18 Rev. Bruce Sanguin, pastor, Canadian Memorial United Church and Center for Peace, Vancouver, BC Tues 19 Carl Zimmer, science journalist, author, Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea Wed 20 Barbara J. King, prof. of anthropology, College of William & Mary; author, Evolving God Thurs 21 Eugenie C. Scott, executive director, National Center for Science Education Fri 22 Michael Ruse, professor of philosophy, Florida State University; director of program in history and philosophy of science, Bristol Univ.