To encourage participation in a program that promises to be both entertaining and enlightening, members of the campus community — students, faculty and staff — are offered up to four free tickets each for this event! Tickets are available in GUN 267 or at the door on Thursday.
Interfaith Amigos: How Religion Goes Astray
Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.
Maureen Stapleton Theatre
The first 30 people to arrive on Oct. 23 will receive a free copy of one of the Interfaith Amigos’ books.
All are welcome to attend this performance by the Interfaith Amigos — a pastor, rabbi and Islamic imam, who combine spiritual wisdom and humor to explore economic, social and religious issues in a post 9/11 world. The evening will include a book signing and light refreshments will be served.
Students, faculty and staff are offered free tickets to the event. Please see Debby Gardner in GUN 267 for tickets. Tickets also will be available at the door on Oct. 23.
Interfaith Amigos — Imam Jamal Rahman, Pastor Don Mackenzie and Rabbi Ted Falcon — openly address the usual taboos of interfaith dialogue, the “awkward” parts of each tradition, in order to create a more authentic conversation. Joining forces shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, Interfaith Amigos have brought their unique message to audiences in the United States, Canada, Israel-Palestine and Japan. Their first book, “Getting to the Heart of Interfaith” (Skylight Paths, 2009), brought the Interfaith Amigos international attention with coverage from the New York Times, CBS News, the BBC and various NPR programs. Their second book, “Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith” (Skylight Paths, 2011), has been described as “exuberant and courageous, an inspiration and example for all of us in these sadly polarized times.” The program on Oct. 23 will center on “How Religion Goes Astray.”
Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD, spiritual guide, author, teacher and therapist, has taught Jewish traditions of Kabbalah, meditation and spirituality since the 1970s. Pastor Don Mackenzie, PhD, is devoting himself to interfaith work after retiring as minister and head of staff of University Congregational United Church of Christ in Seattle. Originally from Bangladesh, Imam Jamal Rahman is co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary in Seattle and an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University.
The performance is presented by the college’s Cultural Affairs Program in collaboration with the Campus Ministry and Marvin Library.
Cylon George, campus minister, said, “One of the goals of Campus Ministry is to promote ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. The Interfaith Amigos wonderfully embody this mission by their dedication to peaceful dialogue and understanding among religious traditions.”
The program also continues a dialogue initiated in 2013 when the college received a “Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The library received a collection of books and films selected by national experts on Muslim life, culture and religion, and provided several programs exploring interfaith issues, according to Brenda Hazard, director of the Marvin Library.
Published: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:40:09 +0000 by d.gardner