- Picturing Faith: Religious America in Government Photography, 1935 - 1943
- Nathan the Wise
- Conflicts in Healing: Children, Religion and Medicine
- 2001-2003 NEXUS Interfaith Dialogue Series: "How to Be a Perfect Stranger"
- Embryonic Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Public Policy
Picturing Faith: Religious America in Government Photography, 1935-1943
Photographic exhibit, August 26-September 26, 2002
A series of black-and-white photographs showing the place of religion in American society; part of a project of the Historical Division of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to make a photographic survey of economic struggle and social dislocation in Depression era America. Sponsored by the Center and the Art Department at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Worshiping the Worshiper: American Style Religious Images in Depression Era America
September 12, 2002
Dr. Joyce Bernstein Howell, Professor of Art History, Virginia Wesleyan College.
Slide show and lecture in conjunction with the photography exhibit, identifying affinities between traditional religious art and modern Realist imagery.
Nathan the Wise
November 3, 2002
Elizabeth River Theatre Company. A special performance of Gotthold Lessing’s famous 1783 drama about religious identity and religious tolerance; arranged in conjunction with the Center, followed by a panel discussion of the play’s history and relevance today.
Conflicts in Healing: Children, Religion and Medicine
November 6, 2002
An interfaith roundtable discussion of the special problems that may arise when a family's religious practices collide with those of medicine. Sponsored by the Center and the Bioethics Advisory Committee of the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.
Moderator: Lawrence D. Hultgren, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, Virginia Wesleyan College
Introduction of Topic: Catharine Cookson, J.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan College
Panelists: James F. Brooks (Jehovah's Witness), Chairman of the Norfolk Hospital Liaison Committee / Evelyn G. Keever, M.Div., Director of Pasotral Care/Bioethics at CHKD/ William C. Owen, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at CHKD / Kimberly S. Roberts, LCDR, NC, USN (Muslim), Clinical Nurse Specialist in Antepartum and Postpartum Ward at the Naval Medical Center
2001-2003 NEXUS Interfaith Dialogue Series: "How to Be a Perfect Stranger"
A series of panel discussions, each consisting of leaders and members of one faith group; followed by an optional visit to a worship service of the group. This series extends over two program years, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003. See the 2001-2002 Programs listing for additional information.
2002-2003 Calendar
Muslim: Masjid William Salaam, Norfolk
Panel: October 7, 2002
Services: October 11 and October 13
United Methodist: Community United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach
Panel: December 2, 2002
Services: December 11 and December 22, 2002
Hindu: Hindu Temple and Community Center of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake
Panel: February 3, 2003
Service: February 8, 2003
Pentecostal: Calvary Revival Church, Norfolk
Panel: March 4, 2002
Service: March 9, 2003
Seventh-day Adventist: Norfolk Seventh-day Adventist
Panel: April 7, 2003
Service: April 12, 2003
Bonus Event
Tour of Regent University, the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), and the Founder's Inn complex
June 2, 2003
Embryonic Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Public Policy
January 17-18, 2003
A two-day conference exploring the biological, ethical, business, legal, and public policy issues involved in the public debate around research and potential therapeutic uses of embryonic stem cells.
Participants:
Daniel Callahan, Ph.D.
Co-founder and Director of International Programs, The Hastings Center; Institute Senior Fellow at the Harvard Medical School.
Cynthia Cohen, J.D., Ph.D.
Faculty Affiliate at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a fellow of the Hastings Center. Former Executive Director of the National Advisory Board on Ethics in Reproduction.
Susan Crockin, Esq. Massachusetts Attorney.
Roger Gosden, Ph.D.
Jones Institute of Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Ronald M. Green, Ph.D.
Eunice and Julian Cohen Professor for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, Chair of the Department of Religion, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Applied and Professional Ethics, Dartmouth College; Chair, Ethics Advisory Board, Advanced Cell Technologies; former Director, Office of Genome Ethics, NIH.
Peter Prosser, Ph.D.
Professor of Christian History and Doctrine, School of Divinity, Regent University.
Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement.
Abdulaziz Sachedina, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Virginia (Islamic and Shi'ite Studies; Theological and Juridical Studies).
Dilip Sarkar, M.D.
Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School; Board of Directors, Hindu Temple of Hampton Roads.
Donald A. Tortorice, Esq.
St. George Tucker Adjunct Professor of Law, College of William & Mary School of Law.