On Thursday, October 23, we celebrate the birth of the founder of the Baháʼí faith, Baháʼu’lláh. More details soon!
10/23/2025: Meet My Religious Neighbor: Baháʼí Celebration of Birth of Baháʼu’lláh
11/02/2025: Meet My Religious Neighbor: Multi-faith Concert
On Sunday, November 2nd, at 6:30pm, the Des Moines Area Religious Council will host a multi-faith concert at the West Des Moines Christian Church. Check back later for details!
11/20/2025: Syed Zaidi, “Islam and Disability”
On Thursday, November 20, at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Syed Zaidi, Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion at Butler University, will lecture on “Islam and Disability.”
For those wishing to attend the lecture virtually, please sign on here at least five minutes in advance: https://drake-edu.zoom.us/j/83795398818.
Dr. Zaidi’s lecture will examine how the Qur’ān and the “Way” of the Prophet Muhammad created the foundation for special attention to those who have special needs.
12/06/2025: Meet My Religious Neighbor: Meditation Workshop and Dialogue
On Saturday, December 6, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, The Comparison Project hosts a “Meditation Workshop and Dialogue” in Meredith Hall on Drake’s campus. The event, which is free and open to the pubic, features meditation instructors representing different religious and spiritual traditions and techniques. Light breakfast fare will be available.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn and practice three different meditation styles over three concurrent blocks during the first half of the event. Instructors of these sessions collectively represent the meditative traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Christianity, as well as transcendental meditation and other meditation practices unassociated with religious traditions. During the second half of the event, all of the instructors will be available for dialogue and Q&A.