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Contains 194 Results:
America and the Religion of No Religion, 2013-10-03
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 48
Identifier: 31.94.48
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Jeffrey Kripal, Ph.D.
Suggested donation $10The past 60 years have witnessed the rise of the “religion of no religion” in America, inspired simultaneously by the insights of modern psychology, the mystical traditions of East and West, the scientific revolutions of the modern world, and the political transformations of democracy. Jeffrey Kripal, Ph.D. explores what made America the unique home to the religion of no religion, and what it means for the future of religion in this...
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Event: 2013-10-03
Peace Building through Art and Dialogue, 2013-10-08
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 49
Identifier: 31.94.49
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Mai Shbeta, Jwana Ghaleb, Shirit Milikovski, Dottie Indyke, Creativity for Peace
Suggested donation $10Art and dialogue are powerful mediums that can transform hearts and minds, even those of supposed enemies. Creativity for Peace uses art to give young Israeli and Palestinian women a language to communicate their shared fears, pain, and begin healing and peace-building. Israeli Mai Shbeta, Palestinian Jwana Ghaleb, and Israeli Shirit Milikovski are senior leaders with Creativity...
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Event: 2013-10-08
The Fight for Public Education, 2013-10-17
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 53
Identifier: 31.94.53
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Brian Jones with Hany Khalil, moderated by Juliet Stipeche
Suggested donation $10 Public education in the United States is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by privatization and high-stakes testing. There is considerable concern that these reforms may deepen educational inequalities, including racial inequalities, narrow the scope of teaching and learning, and diminish resources for the neediest students, such art and physical education. Houston Independent School...
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2013-10-17
Music and Religion in the Age of the ‘Nones’, 2013-10-24
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 56
Identifier: 31.94.56
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Anthony Pinn, Ph.D.
Suggested donation $10Music has always served as a vital means to communicate the large questions of human existence, often playing off traditional forms of religion. As the religious landscape in the United States changes with the rise of those who identify as spiritual but not religious, what might music tell us about the group commonly called the "Nones"? Anthony Pinn, Ph.D. explores the ways in which some of the basic concerns and perspectives that mark...
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Event: 2013-10-24
Welcoming the Dead, Renewing our Struggle for Migrant Rights, 2013-11-02
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 57
Identifier: 31.94.57
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Join in remembering the lives of migrants who died in their attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The Day of the Dead is the time to invoke, welcome, and celebrate loved ones who have died. This year, the Rothko Chapel honors those who died in South Texas as a result of militarized borders. Last year 129 migrant bodies were recovered in Brooks County, 60-miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. More than 70 have died so far this year. These deaths add to the thousands of migrant border...
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Event: 2013-11-02
Twelve Moments: Sufi Tradition, 2013-11-06
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 58
Identifier: 31.94.58
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Joseph Newland, Sufi Tradition
Suggested donation $10Participants use breath practices, new frontiers of cosmology, the art of light, and light on art to enter into meditation. Joseph Newland is a long-time meditator who has sat with various groups, and in 1981 became a student of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. A representative of the Sufi Order International, he is a lover of light, a believer in the unity of religious ideals, and especially fond of the epiphany of the everyday. The...
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Event: 2013-11-06
Women’s Human Rights: A Global Conversation, 2013-11-06
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 59
Identifier: 31.94.59
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Elisa Massimino
Presented in partnership with Trinity University
Suggested donation $10Women around the world face unique challenges to the full enjoyment of their fundamental rights. Whether they are activists in Cairo, teachers in Afghanistan, teenagers forcibly trafficked into prostitution, or refugees fleeing sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, women are both uniquely vulnerable—and uniquely powerful—in the struggle for human rights. Elisa Massimino leads a...
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Event: 2013-11-06
Twilight Meditation, Jewish Contemplative Service , 2013-11-12
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 60
Identifier: 31.94.60
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Daniel Mutlu, Jewish Contemplative Service
Suggested donation $10Congregation Beth Israel Cantor Daniel Mutlu leads a contemplative practice of Jewish worship music. Mutlu earned a Masters in Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City and was invested into the Cantorate in 2008. Mutlu also served as Professor of Traditional Nusach at Hebrew Union College. An avid composer and arranger, Mutlu has also premiered original works in Boston,...
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Event: 2013-11-12
Spiritual Intelligence and Leadership: The Quest for Human Nobility, 2013-11-14
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 61
Identifier: 31.94.61
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Cindy Wigglesworth
Suggested donation $10What does it mean to be born spiritual, but not spiritually intelligent? How do you develop spiritual intelligence? How does spiritual intelligence relate to religion? Or to effective personal and professional leadership? Consultant and author Cindy Wigglesworth delves into these questions and more. After working for 20 years in a Fortune 50 company in human resources, Cindy Wigglesworth formed her own company and is the author of SQ21:...
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Event: 2013-11-14
Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 2013-11-21
File — Container: Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 62
Identifier: 31.94.62
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Theme: Befriending the Stranger This annual service brings together leaders and members of nine faiths to offer prayers of thanksgiving and read sacred texts on thankfulness. All are welcome. A reception on the plaza follows the program.
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Event: 2013-11-21