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9/14 Meet My Religious Neighbor: Masjid an-Noor
Our Meet My Religious Neighbor series resumes, this time in collaboration with the Des Moines Area Religious Council and Interfaith Alliance of Iowa. Please join us on Saturday, September 14th at …
2019 Interfaith Youth Leadership Camp
On Wednesday, July 17th, The Comparison Project and the Des Moines Area Religious Council begin our third annual “Interfaith Youth Leadership Camp,” with 26 youth campers of different religious (and …
5/9 TCP Final Comparison of Miracles – “Miracles: So What?”
Speakers: David L. Weddle, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Colorado College; Karen Zwier, Lecturer in Philosophy, Iowa State University Thursday, May 9th, 7:00 p.m.; Cowles Library Reading Room The Comparison Project …
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4/7 Meet My Religious Neighbor: St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church
Please join us on Sunday, April 7th at 9:30 a.m. for a visit to St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church (4655 NE 3rd St, Des Moines). Although the priest is ill …
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4/11: Inconvenient Wonders: Ambivalence in Hasidism about the Reputed Miraculous Powers of its Leaders
Nehemia Polen, Professor of Jewish Thought, Hebrew College Thursday, April 11th, 7:00 p.m. Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center, Drake University The founder of Hasidism, Israel ben Eliezer (d. 1760), known as …
3/28: Saintly “Miracles” and Yogic “Magic”: The Ethics of Wonder in North Indian Devotional Traditions
Dr. Patton Burchett, Assistant Professor, College of William & Mary Thursday, March 28th, 7:00 pm Olmsted Center, Sussman Theater This talk examines a series of miracle stories in the hagiographical literature …
3/24 Meet My Religious Neighbor: Holi Celebration at Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Iowa
Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Iowa Sunday, March 24th, 11:00 am 33916, 155th Lane, Madrid Join us at 11:00 am on Sunday, March 24th for the annual springtime celebration …
3/7: “Miracles and Medicine: An Interfaith Dialogue”
Moderated by Dr. Richard Deming, Director of the Mercy Cancer Center; Founder and Director of Above + Beyond Cancer Thursday, March 7th at 7:00 pm Mercy Hospital, East Tower Conference …
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