Upcoming Events

World Religions Lecture Series  

All classes will be at 7:00 PM-9:00 PM on Tuesdays in Houston, Texas. 
Classes are taught by Boniuk Center scholars and members of our Speakers Bureau.

Each class is $12 and the ten class series is $100
 

 
Nov. 17-Islam-Ata Anzali (Location: Rice University, Duncan Hall 1070)
Dec. 1-Hinduism-Shira Lander (Location: Rice University, Duncan Hall 1070)
Jan. 14-Catholicism-Shira Lander
Jan 19-Baha'i-Ata Anzali
Jan. 26-Sikhism-Ata Anzali

The following lectures will take place at Congregation Beth Israel
Feb. 9, Judaism-Shira Lander
Feb. 16, African American Religion-Margarita Simon
Feb. 23, Zoroastrianism-Ata Anzali
March 9, Orthodox Christianity-Shira Lander
March 23, Buddhism-Ann Gleig

Find out more and register online here.

Building Tolerance in America’s Youth During a Time of Crisis

Hind Makki, Outreach Education and Training Associate, Interfaith Youth Core

Hind Makki is an Outreach Education and Training Associate with Interfaith Youth Core.  Hind specializes in Youth Leadership Development and works with many outreach communities.  She travels to college campuses, congregations and conferences throughout the United States and Western Europe and offers presentations and training on promoting religious pluralism, effective interfaith service-learning and meaningful interfaith dialogues. Hind will be joining The Boniuk Center to speak with the community about building tolerance among youth and will also work with Rice University staff, faculty and student groups during her visit.

A Perspective on the Holocaust: The role of Ethics and Morality for the Military Professional

Colonel Edward B. Westermann, Lackland Airforce Base
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
7:30 PM
Location TBA

Colonel Edward B. Westermann, commander of the Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base will join the Boniuk Center for his lecture, “A Perspective on the Holocaust: The Role of Ethics and Morality for the Military Professional,” which will address how the United States Air Force Academy’s course on the genocide of the European Jews during the National Socialist dictatorship prepares the Academy students to confront moral dilemmas that may arise when the execution of military orders directly affects the life and death of innocent civilians. 
 
Colonel Westermann holds a B.S. in Military History from the USAF Academy, an M.A. in European History from the Florida State University, an M.A. in Military Art and Science from the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, and a Ph.D. in Military and European History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the Free University of Berlin, a summer fellow at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellow on two occasions.