2016-2017 Events

Fall 2016

Religion in Healthcare: Working witih Muslim Patients and Colleagues

Co-sponsored with University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health

Dr. Zahra Jamal

June 22, 2016

Countering Islamophobia: Religious Tolerance in the Workplace

Co-sponsored with the Gulf Coast Advisory Board of the Texas Diversity Council

Dr. Zahra Jamal

July 13, 2016

Islam, Tolerance and Interfaith Engagement

Co-sponsored with the Sugarland Exchange Club

Dr. Zahra Jamal

July 20, 2016

Reviving the Fallen Intellect: Ancient Vedanta's New Role in the Modern World

Co-sponsored with Asia Society Texas

Joseph Emmett

August 9, 2016

LIving Tolerance: Faith, Ethics and Leadership

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

Dr. Zahra Jamal

August 21, 2016

Religious Freedom Webinar

Co-sponsored with the Religion and Educaiton Collaborative

August 23, 2018

Peace and Interfaith Tolerance

Co-sponsored with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Dr. Zahra Jamal

August 25, 2016

Ethics in Daily LIfe

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

Dr. Zahra Jamal

August 27, 2016

World Religions and Health: Islam

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

September 13, 2016

Demystifying Islam

Co-sponsored with the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Zahra Jamal

September 14, 2016

Uncovered

Co-sponsored with the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality

Leah Lax

September 15, 2016

Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home

Co-sponsored with the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality

Leah Lax

September 15, 2016

Islam and Public Life Dinner Dialogue

Co-sponsored with Religion and Public Life Program

September 15, 2016

Islam and Public Life: Addressing Stigmas and Sterotypes

Co-sponsored with Religion and Public Life program

September 15, 2016

A Science and Religion Potpourri: Mini-Myths in Science Books

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Bruce Yeager

September 25, 2016

World Religions and Health: Judaism

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

September 20, 2016

A Science and Religion Potpourri: Can Nature Be a Guide to Goodness?

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Bruce Yeager

September 25, 2016

World Religions and Health Series: Buddhism

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

September 27, 2016

Christian Ethics and Practices in the Business and Legal World

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Keith Fletcher

October 2, 2016

Living Tolerance: Faith, Ethics and Leadership

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

Dr. Zahra Jamal

October 2, 2016

World Religions and Health: Hinduism

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

October 4, 2016

Islam and Islamophobia in America

Co-sponsored with the University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Zahra Jamal

October 6, 2016

Tolerance Challenge: Building Community in an Islamophobic Era

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

Dr. Zahra Jamal

October 7, 2016

Living Tolerance: Faith, Ethics and Leadership

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

Dr. Zahra Jamal

October 9, 2016

World Religions and Health: Christianity

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

October 11, 2016

Living the Legacy: The Family of Leo and Marie Spinz Schlamme

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Judy Myers

October 16, 2016

English Reformation: The "Book of Martyrs"

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Deborah Burk

October 23, 2016

Islam and Islamophobia in America

Dr. Zahra Jamal

October 27, 2016

Understanding the Role of Ethics in Civil Discourse: Reflections of a Muslim Bioethicist

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

Bashir Jiwani

November 3, 2016

From Pluralism to Integrity: the Necessity of the Other for Living our Values

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council & Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

Bashir Jiwani

November 4, 2016

Religion and Social Justice

Co-sponsored with Univeristy of Houston

November 5, 2016

Nostra Aetate: Celebrating Fifty Yeas of Positive and Affirming Relations Between Jews and Catholics

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Garland Pohl

November 6, 2016

Introduction to Islamic Teachings and History

Co-sponsored with Congregation Beth Yeshurun

November 10, 2016

Gender Justice in Islam

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Dr. Zahra Jamal

November 13, 2016

The Prophet: Abrahamic Past and Muslim Future

Co-sponsored with the Aga Khan Council

November 13, 2016

The Quest for Human Values and the Crisies of Our Time

Co-sponsored with the Chao Center for Asian Studies

November 14, 2016

How to Do Religion and Diplomacy: Lessons from the US Department of State

Co-sponsored with Baker Institute

November 17, 2016

Islam and Judaism: Our Differences and Amazing Similarities

Co-sponsored with the Congregation Beth Yeshurun

November 17, 2016

From the Back of the Bus to the Top of the Agenda

Co-sponsored with the Congregation Shma Koleinu

Anat Hoffman

December 3, 2016

Voices of the Spirit IV

Co-sponsored with Asia Society Texas

December 3-4, 2016

Is Islam Anti-Semitic? Is Judaism Islamophobic?

Co-sponsored with Congregation Beth Yeshurun

December 8, 2016

Peace and Interfaith Tolerance

Co-sponsored with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Dr. Zahra Jamal

December 8, 2016

Children of Abraham Series: Building a Better Future for Our Children

Co-sponsored with Congregation Beth Yeshurun

December 15, 2016

Houston's Faith Elders: Social Justice, Social Changes in the Presence of the Divine

Co-sponsored with Rothko Chapel

December 15, 2016

Spring 2017

What's at Stake for the Presbyterian Church in 2017

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

John Wurster

January 8, 2017

Syria and Iraq: The Age of Revolution

Co-sponsored with the City of Houston Mayor's Office

Wa'el Alzayat

January 13, 2017

Gifts from Damascus

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Susan McDonald

January 15, 2017

Story of God with Morgan Freeman

Co-sponsored with Rothko Chapel and Different Drummer Productions

Dr. Zahra Jamal and James Younger

January 17, 2017

Tolerance and Pluralism Today

Co-sponsored with St. John's School

January 19, 2017

Rice Inauguration Day Teach-In: Migration and Marginalization Panel

Co-sponsored with Rice University

January 20, 2017

Revisiting Baptism

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Mary Marcotte

January 22, 2017

Religions of Texas Roundtable

Co-sponsored with University of Texas at Austin and the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life

Zahra Jamal and Gayle Pagnoni

January 23, 2017

Lunch and Learn

Co-sponsored with Religious Studies

Abdullah Anteli

January 26, 2017

What is at Stake for the Presbyterian Church in 2017: Scarcity of Abundance

Co-sponsored with St Philip Presbyterian Church

Lynn Hargrove

January 29, 2017

The Belhar Confession

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Gregory Han

February 5, 2017

Immigrants' Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Edgar Saldivar

February 12, 2017

Interfaith Week

Co-sponsored with Boniuk Council

February 13-17, 2017

Dinner Dialogue

Co-sponsored with Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston

Zahra Jamal

February 16, 2017

Lunch & Learn

Co-sponsored with Religious Studies

Rabbi Mychal Copeland

February 20, 2017

Through the Spoken Word: Reflections on the Sacred

Co-sponsored with Rothko Chapel

February 21, 2017

The Legacy of Japanese American INternment and Muslim American Discrimination Today

Co-sponsored with Asia Society Texas

February 22, 2017

Ethical Wills: Inspiring the Next Generations

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Rabbi Deborah Schloss

February 26, 2017

We Are In It

Co-sponsored with Yehuda Sharim

Zahra Jamal

February 26, 2017

Understanding Islam

Co-sponsored with Citizen's Police Academy

Zahra Jamal

March 2, 2017

Jewish-Christian Intellectual Exchange

Brian Ogren

March 8, 2017

Undocumented, Unafraid, Unapolegetic

Co-sponsored with Arts & Activism

March 8, 2017

Living the Faith: Social Justice in Islam

Zahra Jamal

March 15, 2017

Islamophobia: What You Can Do

March 16, 2017

GreenLight Panel

Co-sponsored with Moody Center for the Arts

Zahra Jamal

March 20, 2017

Stone, Bone and Text: Anti-Jewish Violence in Tarrega, 1348

Co-sponsored with Department of Mechanical Engineering

Susan Einbinder

March 24, 2017

Sephardi Jews in Islamic Lands

Co-sponsored with Chabad Rice

Paula Sanders

March 24, 2017

Feminist Perspectives of the Divine in Islam

Co-sponsored with Rothko Chapel

May 25, 2017

Student Forum Panel Discussion

Co-sponsored with Baker Institute

Zahra Jamal

March 29, 2017

Understanding Islam

Zahra Jamal

April 5, 2017

La Concicencia, Islamophobia and the American Identity Panel

Zahra Jamal

April 5, 2017

Islamic Ethics of Service: Self Effacement

Zahra Jamal

April 6, 2017

Mitzvah Marathon

Co-sponsored with Boniuk Council

April 6, 2017

Compassion Imperative

April 7, 2017

Bandaging the Wounds: Islamic Perspectives on Restorative Justice, Harmony and Healing

Zahra Jamal

April 11, 2017

Service, Recognition and Taming the Ego: Islamic Perspectives

Zahra Jamal

April 12, 2017

The Social is Spiritual

Co-sponsored with Religion and Public LIfe Program and Jewish Studies

Philip Wexler

April 27, 2017

Let Them be Heard: Human Trafficking is Modern Day Slavery

Co-sponsored with St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

April 9, 2017

Compassion imperative

April 7, 2017

Lord of the Streets

Co-sponsored with St. Phillip Presbyterian Church

April 30, 2017

Citizenship, Identity and Islam Conference

Co-sponsored with SFU

Zahra Jamal

May 6, 2017

Music and Memory

Co-sponsored with St. Phillip Presbyterian Church

May 7, 2017

Consequences of Defunding Planned Parenthood

Co-sponsored with St. Phillip Presbyterian Church

May 14, 2017

Raise the Age: Juvenile Justice in Texas

Co-sponsored with St. Phillip Presbyterian Church

May 21, 2017