Lycoming College presents:

2007 Fall Symposium

 on the

ABRAHAMIC FAITHS


 

       featuring:

• Interfaith Panel
  Monday September 10, 7:30 pm in Heim G-11

  Marvin Hurwitz, member and former President of Temple Beth HaShalom Mrs. Zooka Rajjoub '86, member of the Williamsport Islamic Community Rev. Ken Weiss, Pastor of First Church of Christ Disciples      all of the Williamsport Interfaith Council

•  Deborah Horan, Journalist
  Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
  on campus September 17-21
  Public Lecture on
  "Jerusalem: City of Faith, City of Conflict"
  Wed Sept 19, 7:30 PM in Heim G-11
   

•   The Faith Club
  A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew -
  three mothers from three faiths
  search for understanding...
  as featured on NPR, the Today Show, and USA Today
  (and published in a popular book of the same title)
  Wed Oct 3, 7:30pm in Clarke Chapel
  
   

•   Dr. F.E. Peters
  NYU Professor and Author of
  The Children of Abraham
  and The Monotheists will speak on:
  "Tolerance and Monotheism:
  An Unhappy History"
  Wed Oct 24, 7:30pm in Heim G-11
  A reception and book signing will follow the public lecture.

Related:

• Archaeology Colloquium with Deborah Horan Thurs Sept 20, 4:00 pm in C-303
• William Dever / Pamela Gaber on God's Wife, Thurs Nov 1, 8:00 pm in Heim G-11
• Book Display on the Abrahamic Faiths in Snowden Library!

On the Web:

• The Pluralism Project http://www.pluralism.org
• London Public Library Exhibit http://www.bl.uk/sacred
• Neve Shalom / Wahat al-Salam (Oasis of Peace)
  --> where the Gezer excavation crew stayed in Israel
  --> see the video on YouTube!

Did you know?

Lycoming College has a Multicultural Awareness Group and a REAL Club (Religious Experience at Lycoming)!:

• Multicultural Awareness Group (MAG) -
  Serves to celebrate the cultural differences of Lycoming students.
  President: Amilcar Guzman   Advisor: Mrs. Jean C. Wool
   
• Religious Exploration At Lycoming (REAL) -
  Serves to educate its members and the campus about the many faith traditions in the Williamsport area by participating in various worship services and local religious events, and by meeting to discuss current issues in the faith community and learn the history of the faith communities surrounding this campus, to learn why people believe what they do.
  President: Laura L. Mascuch   Advisor: Dr. Steven R. Johnson

Symposium Organizers:                                           Cullen Chandler, History                                           Robin Knauth, Religion                                           Betty McCall, Sociology                                           Alison Gregory, Snowden Library                                           Steve Inch, Public Relations