| EVENT | SPEAKER | DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
| “Who Ended Slavery? Secularization in Context” | Hector Avalos Professor of Religious Studies, Iowa State University |
Thursday, February 14 | 6:30 PM | Olin 101 |
| “Kailash Stories: Creative Nonfiction Narratives of Recovery, Discovery and Advocacy“ | Yasmina Madden Visiting Instructor of English, Drake University With two members of the Above + Beyond Cancer Mt. Kailash Expedition |
Thursday, March 7 | 7:00 PM | Cowles Reading Room |
| “Innovative Jewish Theological Responses to the Holocaust” | Steven Katz Alvin J. and Shirley Slater Chair of Jewish & Holocaust Studies, Boston University |
Thursday, April 4 | 7:00 PM | Olin 101 |
| “Suffering, Memory, and Compassion – A Variation on the Ethics of Memory” | Gereon Kopf Associate Professor of Religion, Luther College |
Wednesday, April 17 | 7:00 PM | Olin 101 |
| Comparative Philosophy of Religious Responses to Suffering: A Panel Discussion | Bradley Herling Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Marymount Manhattan
Jin Y Park
John Thatamanil |
Tuseday, May 7 | 7:00 PM | Olin 101 |