2017-2018 Events

Fall 2017

Sun, Church Clock, Calendar, Science

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Bruce Yaeger

September 17, 2017

Belonging to More than the Earth

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Bruce Yaeger

September 26, 2017

Gandhi's Gift

Co-sponsored with Chao Center, Rothko Chapel, Mahatma Gandhi Library, Religion and Public LIfe Program & Dr. Sulekh C Jain

September 26, 2017

Harvey Interfaith Prayer

Co-sponsored with International Society for Krishna Consciousness

September 27, 2017

World Religions & Health: Christianity

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality Health

Rev. Dr. Tom Pace & Rev. Dr. John Graham

September 27, 2017

Seeking Refuge from Nazi Oppression

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Bill Orlin

October 1, 2017

Resilient Soul: US Refugee Policy

Co-sponsored with Houston Refugee Collaborative, UH Friends of Women's Studies

Miriam Diria, Sara Kauffman, Benito Juarez, Ali AlSudani, Gislaine Williams & Anne Richard

October 3, 2017

World Religions & Health: Buddhism

C-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

Laura Hopps

October 4, 2017

Luther and the Reformation

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Rev. David Roschke

October 8, 2017

World Religions & Health: Islam

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

Ameer Abuhalimeh & Dr. Basem Hamid

October 11, 2017

Healing of Memories

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Garland Pohl & Rev. David Roschke

October 15, 2017

World Religions & Health: Hinduism

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality and Health

Dr. Deepak Kotecha & Dr. Anjana Dhingra

October 18, 2017

Coming Out in Faith

Co-sponsored with Hines Center & Christ Church Cathedral

October 21, 2017

Marring Reform or Remorming Marriage

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Dr. Deborah Burks

October 22, 2017

World Religions & Health: Judaism

Co-sponsored with the Institute for Spirituality & Health

Rabbi iYossi Grossman

October 25, 2017

Theological Response to Refugees

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Rev. Gregory Han

November 5, 2017

The Story of Us

James Younger & Dr. Zahra Jamal

November 8, 2017

The Spiritual Child

Co-sponsored with Boniuk Foundation

Dr. Lisa Miller

November 10, 2017

Islamic Arts Festival

Co-sponsored with the Islamic Arts Society

November 2017

Social Justice in Islam

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Dr. Zahra Jamal

November 12, 2017

The Spiritual Child Teen Workshop

Co-sponsored with Boniuk Foundation

Dr. Lisa Miller

November 13, 2017

A Jewish Perspective

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Rabbi Deborah Schloss

November 19, 2017

PAIR

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

November 26, 2017

Sacred Threads

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Hope Wilmarth

December 3, 2017

Undertsanding Radicalized Religion: An Evening with Three Experts

Co-sponsored with HInes Center for Spirituality & Prayer

Dr. Michael Skerker, Dr. A. Kadir Yildirim & Abdulbasit Kassim

December 13, 2017

Spring 2018

A Spiritual Pilgrimage of the South

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

January 14, 2018

The National Women's Conference - Taking 1977 into the Twenty-First Century

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Dr. Nancy Beck Y oung

January 21, 2018

Looking Ahead to 223

Co-sponsored with St. Phliip Presbyterian Church

Lynn Hargrove

January 28, 2018

An Update on Gifts from Damascus

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Susan McDonald

February 4, 2018

Diversity in the Workplace: Parallels & Distinctions

Dr. Zahra Jamal

February 6, 2018

My Legacy: What Really Matters?

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Toto McGehee & Rabbi Deborah Schloss

February 11, 2018

Silkroad Drum Circle

Co-sponsored with Arts of Tolerance

Silkroad Ensemble

February 12, 2018

Music of Strangers

Co-sponsored with Arts of Tolerance

Silkroad Ensemble

February 13, 2018

Teaching About Religions Across the Social Studies TEKS

Co-sponsored with Houston Independent School District

Dr. Gayle Pagnoni

February 15, 2018

Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services Single Parent Family Program

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Judith Hiott, Margaret Fair & Sarah Cleary

February 18, 2018

Educator Professional Development: Dare to Know More About the Academic Study of Religion

Co-sponsored with Texas Social Studies Association Association

Dr. Gayle Pagnoni

February 22, 2018

Helping the Vulnerable: Legal Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Crime

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Professor Josephine Sorgwe

February 25, 2018

Refugee Council USA: Dedicated to Refugee Protection, Welcome and Excellence in the Refuge Resettlement Program

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Gislaine Williams

March 4, 2018

National Women's Day Celebration

Co-sponsored with Afghan Cultural Center

March 8, 2018

Protecting Places of Worship

Co-sponsored with the United States Department of Justice

March 15, 2018

Educator Professional Development: Abrahamic Traditions of Judaism and Islam

Co-sponsored with Houston Independent School District

Dr. Paula Sanders & Dr. Zahra Jamal

March 24, 2018

Educator Professional Development: Traditions of India and China

Co-sponsored with Houston Independent School District

March 24, 2018

Doctors Without Borders Mobile Exhibit

Co-sponsored with Doctors Without Borders

March 29, 2018

Mission Out the Back Door: Newspring

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Robert Westheimer

April 8, 2018

Understanding Islam

Dr. Zahra Jamal

April 10, 2018

Arts of Tolerance Inaugural Event

Co-sponsored with Arts of Tolerance

April 12, 2018

The Beacon Law Firm: Legal Services for Homeless People

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Leslie S. Ginzel & Julie Falcon

April 15, 2018

1096: Killing as Defiance and Atonement

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

April 21, 2018

Living Waters for the World

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

David Fox

April 22, 2018

Sodzo International: To Advance the Wellbeing of the World's Most Vulnerable Children

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Rev. Dr. Michael Goodman

April 29, 2018

Where Does Interfaith Dialogue Fit?

April 30, 2018

To Grandmother's House We Go

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Sonia Hamer

May 6, 2018

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

May 13, 2018

Gulf Coast Faith Leaders Initiative

Co-sponsored with St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Anjel Johnson & Rev. Keatan King

May 20, 2018