Carla Herling

8/12 Meet My Religious Neighbor: Sikhs of Iowa Khalsa Heritage, Inc.

NOTE THAT WE HAVE PUSHED THIS BACK ONE WEEK TO SAT, 8/12 “Meet My Religious Neighbor” continues on Saturday, August 12th with an open house at the Sikh Temple in Johnston, Sikhs of Iowa Khalsa Heritage, Inc. (SIKHI). The open house will last from 10am until 1pm. From 10am – 12pm visitors can tour the Temple …

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06/03: Meet My Religious Neighbor at Ezan: Islamic & Education Center

Join us on Saturday, June 3rd at 8:30 pm for the next open house in our Meet My Religious Neighbor series. This open house will be held at Ezan: Islamic & Education Center, a Bosnian mosque at 6202 Douglas Ave in Des Moines. Participants can watch the congregants of Ezan perform their sunset prayer (maghrib) around …

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05/04: Comparative Philosophy of Death and Dying

Tim Knepper, Professor of Philosophy, Drake University Lucy Bregman, Professor of Religion, Temple University Mary Gottschalk, Adjunct Professor of Religion, Drake University Allen Zagoren, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Drake University May 4, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Cowles Reading Room, Cowles Library —– For the final event of its 2015-2017 series on death and dying, four scholars …

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"To Die in Peace": Negotiating Advance Directives in a Navajo Context

Michelene Pesantubbee, Associate Professor of American Indian Studies, University of Iowa Thursday, March 23, 7:00 p.m. Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center Health care providers in IHS facilities and hospitals have long been reluctant to raise end-of-life issues with Native American patients for fear of violating tribal customs. Dr. Pesantubbee will discuss Navajo beliefs associated with illness …

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Brain Death; Islamic Theological Responses to Medicalized Dying

Aasim Padela, Director of the Initiative on Islam and Medicine, University of Chicago Thursday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center Dr. Aasim Padela’s lecture will describe critical Islamic theological concepts and relevant juridical rulings pertaining to end-of-life healthcare. Specifically, it will examine ethico-legal perspectives on withdrawal and withholding of life support and brain death, …

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Buddhism and The Dilemmas of Death

Damien Keown, Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Ethics, Goldsmiths College, University of London Read by and response by Gereon Kopf, Professor of Religion, Luther College Thursday, February 9, 7:00 p.m. Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center Prof. Keown’s lecture explores the ramifications of the “brain death” criterion of death for Buddhism. Keown suggests that, from a Buddhist perspective, brain …

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12/8: Community Interfaith Dialogue

Moderator: Norma Hirsch, Professor of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University Panelists: Younes Ali Younes, imam of the Islamic Center of Des Moines Ksenija Milinkovic, presbitera of St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church Ajahn Jackson and Ajahn Somphan, Wat Phothisomphan Thursday, December 8, 7:00 p.m. Iles Funeral Homes, Dunn’s Chapel 2121 Grand Ave, Des Moines Among other questions, …

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Interfaith and Multicultural Fair

Interfaith and Multicultural Fair November 15, 4 to 6 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center The Iowa Interfaith and Multicultural Fair, scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. in Drake’s Olmsted Center, will feature representatives from 15 central Iowa faith communities—including three Jewish synagogues, three Christian churches, three Muslim mosques, two Hindu temples, two Buddhist temples, and …

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