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Pieces of 9/11: Memories from Houston, 2011-09-11
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 22
Identifier: 30.93.22
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Song Cycle with Houston Grand OperaIn commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the horrific loss of life in the United States on 9/11, 2001, the Rothko Chapel is joining with Houston Grand Opera to present a song cycle of stories related to people in Houston who experienced the tragedy in a highly personal way. For the observance, Houston Grand Opera commissioned a new work, Pieces of 9/11: Memories from Houston, a song cycle by acclaimed American composer Jake Heggie with...
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Event: 2011-09-11
Faith and Freedom Weekend Interfaith Prayer Service, 2011-09-18
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 24
Identifier: 30.93.24
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Houston Human Trafficking Awareness MonthInterfaith service and discussion
Reverend Kimberly Orr, Imam Abdullah Oduro, Claire Villareal, and Rabbi Roy WalterThe Human Trafficking Interfaith Service at the Rothko Chapel is the culminating event of the second annual Faith and Freedom Weekend that is part of Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition's Human Trafficking Awareness Month. This year, representatives from each of the city's four largest faith communities...
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Event: 2011-09-18
Through the Lens: Early Days of the Rothko Chapel , 2011-10-01
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 26
Identifier: 30.93.26
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Francois de Menil filmPresented in Collaboration with Aurora Picture ShowFrançois de Menil, a son of Chapel co-founders Dominique and John de Menil, filmed key moments of the Chapel’s early years, including interviews with his parents. The filming was completed in 1972 but was just recently digitized by filmmakers de Menil and Jerry Michaels. Along with interviews with the senior de Menils about their decision to commission the painter Mark Rothko in 1964, and the...
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Event: 2011-10-01
Exploring a Course in Miracles, 2011-10-11
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 28
Identifier: 30.93.28
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With Sondra Ray and Mark SullivanRenowned spiritual teachers Sondra Ray and Mark Sullivan, who travel the world to give workshops and seminars on healing and spiritual growth, will present a two-hour workshop that is designed to help individuals reach inner peace. This workshop derives from A Course in Miracles, a modern American spiritual text that Dr. Helen Schucman, who was inspired by an inner voice, put on paper in 1965. A Course in Miracles offers a unique perspective on...
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Event: 2011-10-11
The Idea of Justice: Human Rights as Global Imperative , 2011-10-20
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 30
Identifier: 30.93.30
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40th Anniversary Lecture: Nobel Laureate Amartya SenNobel Laureate Amartya Sen will present the Rothko Chapel 40th Anniversary lecture, furthering examination and discussion of topics guest speakers have explored since the Chapel's founding 40 years ago. In his lecture, Sen will focus on the evolution of the framework of human development and the challenges ahead for creating a more equitable and sustainable world. He was the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic...
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Event: 2011-10-20
I Shall Not Hate: A Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity, 2011-11-14
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 32
Identifier: 30.93.32
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At Jewish Community Center with Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
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Event: 2011-11-14
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 2011-11-17
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 34
Identifier: 30.93.34
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Theme: The Challenge of Science and Religion
Houston’s diverse faith community comes together in the Rothko Chapel for an annual offering of prayers of thanksgiving.
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Event: 2011-11-17
Twelve Moments of Spirituality and Healing: Christian Meditation , 2011-12-06
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 36
Identifier: 30.93.36
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With Claudia Morgan
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Event: 2011-12-06
Answering the Knock at Midnight: Martin Lither King’s Legacy in the Contemporary Black Church , 2012-01-12
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 38
Identifier: 30.93.38
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Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D.
In 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged the black church to “answer the knock at midnight” and progressively engage in public life. As part of its annual tribute to the memory of Dr. King, native Houstonian Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D., will address faith-based community development in today’s churches—where it works, and where it fails, and how gender plays a role, particularly in the megachurch phenomenon.
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Event: 2012-01-12
The Uses and Abuses of History, 2012-01-23
File — Container: Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 40
Identifier: 30.93.40
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In working together on two challenging documentaries, South of the Border and The Untold History of the United States series for Showtime, filmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the forces that shape history and how that history gets told. The book On History chronicles their dialogue and brings to light a number of forgotten episodes of American history. Tariq Ali will share provocative insights from the book and his...
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Event: 2012-01-23