SpeakerDr. Mustafa Gökçek received his BA and MA in International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara. After studying Russian and conducting research in Moscow for his master’s thesis on the Caspian Sea and legal issues among its littoral states, he pursued doctoral studies in History at the UW-Madison. Dr. Gökçek wrote his dissertation on Tatar […]
Speakers
Prof. Jim Goulding
Prof. Ali Yurtsever
Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman
Topic
Peace in The Religions of Abraham
“The faith of Abraham as Exemplified in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Scriptures”
Sponsors
ASM Associated Students of Madison
MSC Multicultural Council - Multi Cultural Student Center
When
March 3, 2010
Wednesday
5:30 pm
Where
UW-Madison
4151 Grainger Hall
975 University Av.
Madison, WI 53706
Speaker
Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Leonard J. Swidler is Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA where he has taught since 1966. He is the co-founder (in 1964, with Arlene Swidler) and Editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies (quarterly). He is also the […]
Movie
Kingdom of Heaven
“Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Speak the truth, always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.”
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson
Kingdom of Heaven is an epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a […]
Speaker
Prof. Zeki Saritoprak, Religious Studies, John Carroll University
Zeki Saritoprak has been the Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies at John Carroll University since 2003. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Theology (The Science of Kalam) from the University of Marmara, Turkey. He earned his Master’s degree in Islamic Theology and Philosophy, and his B.A. in Divinity […]
“What kind of woman would want to be Muslim… they’re oppressed!” This unfortunate comment was heard by Lisa Killinger upon her conversion to Islam in 1979 and this lecture, in essence, is her response. She begins by debunking the myth of oppression by outlining the status of women in pre-Islamic Arabia and how Islam liberated […]
An Islamic History of Europe
In this 90-minute documentary, Rageh Omaar uncovers the hidden story of Europe’s Islamic past and looks back to a golden age when European civilisation was enriched by Islamic learning.
Rageh travels across medieval Muslim Europe to reveal the vibrant civilisation that Muslims brought to the West.
This evocative film brings to life a […]
“Come to the Waters” Pre-Parliament of World Religions Gathering in Madison
The Parliament of the World’s Religions brings together the world’s spiritual and religious communities, their leaders and their practitioners to a gathering where peace, diversity and sustainability are discussed and explored in the context of interreligious understanding and cooperation. Since 1993, the Parliament has […]
We gathered and ate iftar dinner with 80 participants who are professors, instructors and students at UW-Madison.
When
Thursday, September 11, 2008
7:00 pm
Where
Red Gym-2nd Floor (MCC Lounge)
Speaker
Rev. Fr. John Brian Paprock, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel - Madison, WI
Fr. John Brian Paprock is the priest and vicar of Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel in Madison , WI . Fr. Paprock was ordained to the Orthodox priesthood in 1987 and continues to serve as a chaplain at area hospitals and hospice.
Topic
God’s world, […]
