This year marks the ninth consecutive year of our interfaith youth leadership camp. From July 9-13, youth campers of various religious traditions will be learning about the religions of the world and visiting seven different religious communities in the metro area. Also, they will each be writing, recording, and producing a digital-story about an impactful …

On Thursday, September 25, at 6:00 pm in Drake's Sussman Theater (lower level of Olmsted), Dr. Devan Stahl, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Religion at Baylor University, will lecture on “The Protestant Work Ethics, Eugenics, and Quality of Life Measures.” 

On Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, we celebrate the grand opening of the Es-Selam mosque in Granger (at 17630 Bosniak Lane). More information when available!

We are honored to host a lecture on October 1, 2025 by Zilka Spahić Šiljak entitled "Two Idealized Cosmologies of Gender Relation in Islam." The lecture will occur in Sussman Theater on the lower level of the Olmsted Center on Drake's campus (2875 University Ave). "Two Idealized Cosmologies of Gender Relation in Islam" explores two …

On Thursday, October 23, we celebrate the birth of the founder of the Baháʼí  faith, Baháʼu’lláh. This event, a "19 Day Feast" consisting of Devotional, Administrative, and Social components, will occur from 5:00–5:50 pm, just prior to the lecture at 6:00 by Herbert Moyo, at the Harkin Institute.

On Thursday, October 23 at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Herbert Moyo, Associate Professor of Theology at University of KwaZulu-Natal, will lecture on "Ukukhubazeka (Disabilities) in the Nguni Cultural Worldview.” 

On Sunday, November 2nd, the Des Moines Area Religious Council will host a multi-faith concert at the West Des Moines Christian Church. Check back later for details!

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.”

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.

On Thursday, February 26, at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Baolin Wu, Assistant Professor of Religion at Minzu University of China, will lecture on "Disability Care in Early Confucianism: Perspectives on Mutual Interaction."

On Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Helen Lee Turner, Professor of Religion at Furman University, will lecture on “Disability and Personhood among the Navajo People.”

On Thursday, April 9 at 6:00 pm in the Harkin Institute (2800 University Ave), Dr. Sarah Jean Barton, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Theological Ethics at Duke University, will lecture on “'The Work of the People': Disability and Participation in the Christian Tradition."