Calling in Today’s World: Multifaith Perspectives

Mark Berkson Ph.D., Hamline University
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Fardosa Hassan, Augsburg University
Martha E. Stortz Ph.D., Augsburg University

Augsburg College
Oren Gateway Center 100

6:30 PM

The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Christian Perspective

Jeannine Hill Fletcher Ph.D., Fordham University

McNeely Hall, room 100
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus

7:00 PM

Jeannine Hill Fletcher, Ph.D.

Creating Sacred Space

Victoria M. Young Ph.D., University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
Jeanne Halgren Kilde Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Marilyn J. Chiat Ph.D.
John Cunningham, Cuningham Group
David Jordan Harris, Voices of Sepharad

O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus
click here for a map of visitor parking options

7:00 PM

Saint John's Abbey Church (Collegeville, MN), completed in 1961 and designed by Marcel Bauer; subject of speaker Victoria M. Young's recent book "Saint John's Abbey Church: Marcel Breuer and the Creation of a Modern Sacred Space"(University of Minnesota Press, 2014).

Religion in a Globalized World: Harmful or Helpful for Human Flourishing?

Miroslav Volf Ph.D., Yale University
John Armajani Ph.D., College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

Coffman Theater
Coffman Memorial Union
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis campus

7:00 PM

Miroslav Volf, Ph.D.

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

Timothy Snyder Ph.D., Yale University

McNeely Hall, room 100
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus

11:45 AM

Timothy Snyder, Ph.D.

The Politics of Mass Killing: Past and Present

Timothy Snyder Ph.D., Yale University

Coffman Theater, Coffman Memorial Union
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus

7:00 PM

Timothy Snyder, Ph.D.

Building Bridges: National and Global Politics and Religious Tensions

Gregory E. Sterling Ph.D., Yale University

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
700 Snelling Avenue South
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55116

5:30 PM

Dr. Gregory E. Sterling

Encountering Judaism

Rabbi Norman Cohen

Iversen Hearth Room (room 340), Anderson Student Center
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus
2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN

12:00 PM

Rabbi Norman Cohen

The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Muslim Perspective

Irfan A. Omar Ph.D., Marquette University

Islamic Center of Minnesota
1401 Gardena Ave NE
Fridley, MN 55432

7:00 PM

Irfan A. Omar, Ph.D

Encountering Islam

Shaikha Tamara Gray

Iversen Hearth Room (room 340), Anderson Student Center
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus
2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN

12:00 PM

Shaikha Tamara Gray

Encountering Contemporary Paganisms

Murphy Pizza Ph.D.

Iversen Hearth Room (room 340), Anderson Student Center
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus
2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN

12:00 PM

Murphy Pizza, Ph.D.

The Oneness of God and the Diversity of Religions: A Jewish Perspective

Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi Ph.D., Hebrew Union College - Cincinnati

Temple Israel, 2323 Fremont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405

7:00 PM

Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Ph.D.

Encountering Secular Humanism and "Faitheism"

Chris Stedman

Iversen Hearth Room (room 340), Anderson Student Center
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus
2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN

12:00 PM

Chris Stedman

What Happens When Our Core Values are Hijacked from Within?

Rabbi Barry Cytron
Rev. Grant Abott, Theologian in Residence at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Samir Saikali, Islamic Literacy Project

Grace Lutheran Church of Apple Valley
7800 W. County Rd 42
Apple Valley, MN 55124

6:15 PM