Abstract “Seeking the Human Spirit” Performance Presented in partnership with Houston Grand Opera (HGO) and Menil Collection FREE General Admission | In-person event with bench seatingSeeking the Human Spirit (STHS), Houston Grand Opera’s six-year multi-disciplinary initiative, highlights the universal spiritual themes raised in opera. STHS explores a different theme each year, starting in 2017 and concluding in 2023, as it relates to select operas from each season.On May 18,...

Abstract 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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Hanukah music December 16, 1979; Christmas music December 23, 1979; New Age Music for the new year December 30, 1979

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Sponsored by Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Abstract Vatican II@50 Collaboration with the University of St. Thomas Suggested donation $10Vatican II@50 is a series of programs recognizing the worldwide impact of the Second Vatican Council, convened 50 years ago in 1962 by the enormously influential Pope John XXIII. Among the great legacies of Vatican II are increased tolerance of other religious traditions, a celebration of people’s growing awareness of human dignity, and a renewed perspective on sacred music and art. The Rothko...

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Basheer Khumawala

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Ali Kemal Civelek

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Sponsored by the Islamic Society of Greater Houston

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Panel Discussion - Dr. Fred von der Mehden, moderator; Wagih Abu-Rish, Kamel Fotouh, Cheryl Pearson, Panelists

Abstract Must Religion Divide Us?: The Problems and Promises of Speaking of Faith in America Today. Krista Tippett Monday, January 23, 2006 at 7:30 pm Series: Preserving Spiritual Values in the Face of Religious Differences: A Series of Encounters It’s possible to make the case these days that religion is at the root of the world’s worst problems, and that religious voices, when they enter our public life, often make clear thinking and insightful decision-making harder. Why is there...