2012-2013 Programs
- Constitution Day Program
- One Love Festival
- Nexus Interfaith Dialogue Series: The Nexus of Religion and Sacred Art
- The Role of Religion in the 2012 Presidential Campaign
- Cookson Religious Freedom Lecture: Dr. Harvey Cox
- Contraception, Religious Freedom, and the Affordable Care Act
- Christian Schools and Tribal Traditions: Education on the Blackfeet Reservation
- The Emancipation Project: New music celebrating freedom
- Concert: Land of Three Faiths
Constitution Day:
Constitutional Earthquake? A look at recent Supreme Court cases
Dr. Timothy O'Rourke, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Kenneth R. Perry Dean of the College, and Dr. Paul Rasor, Joan P. and Macon F. Brock Jr. Director of the Center.
Monday, September 17, 2012
3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Pearce Hospitality Suite
One Love Festival
An evening of music and the spoken word, demonstrating unity in diversity and fostering a closer interfaith community. Performers welcome; see events web site: onelovefestivalva.com.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
7:00 – 11:00 p.m., Boyd Dining Center
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Nexus Interfaith Dialogue Series: The Nexus of Religion and Sacred Art
A strong relationship between religion and art has been present since the earliest times and is expressed in countless ways. These include incorporating art into worship, such as through sacred music or liturgical dance; religiously inspired artistic expression through poetry, sculpture and architecture; and depictions of religion in novels and film. The 2012-2013 Nexus Interfaith Dialogue Series will explore several dimensions of this relationship by looking at five modes of artistic expression from the perspective of two different religious traditions.
Program Dates and Panels:
Monday, October 15, 2012
Poetry: Islam and Judaism
The influence of early Arabic poetic traditions on Islamic scripture and Hebrew poetry.
Panelists: Imam Vernon Fareed and Rabbi Michael Panitz
7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Monumental Chapel
Monday, November 12, 2012
Cinema: Christianity and Hinduism
A look at religious themes in Hollywood and Bollywood films.
Panelists: Dr. Andrew Quicke, Professor of Cinema and Television, Regent University, and Vibhaa Vermani, President of Chitra Productions, Virginia Beach
February 11, 2013
Music: Judaism and Christianity
Sacred music in the Jewish and Christian traditions.
Panelists: Sandra Billy, Director of the Center for Sacred Music, Virginia Wesleyan, and Cantor Wally Schachet-Briskin, Ohef Shalom Temple, Norfolk
7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Monumental Chapel
March 18, 2013
Architecture: Islam and Buddhism
Panelists: Dr. Ahmed Noor, Director of Advanced Research at NASA Langley and trustee of the Mosque and Islamic Center of Hampton Roads, and Rick Mateo, ordained Zen priest and leader of the Seva SGI-USA Nichiren Buddhist organization.
7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Monumental Chapel
April 15, 2013
Dance: Hinduism and Native American
Panelists: Lynette Allston, Council Chair and Chief of the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, and Malini Srirama, artistic director of Malini’a Dances of India and award-winning performer, teacher and choreographer of classical Indian dance.
7:30 – 9:00 p.m., Monumental Chapel
The Role of Religion in the 2012 Presidential Campaign
Thursday, October 25, 2012
12:00 – 12:50 p.m., Pearce Hospitality Suite
Cookson Religious Freedom Lecture: Dr. Harvey Cox
Dr. Harvey G. Cox Jr., Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School and one of the nation’s preeminent theologians, will deliver the 2012 Cookson Religious Freedom Lecture entitled “Freedom of Religion in America: Its Rocky Past and Its Future Prospects.”
Program Date:
Monday, November 5, 2012
7:30 p.m. in Monumental Chapel
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Contraception, Religious Freedom, and the Affordable Care Act
Sharon Payne, Batten Professor of Health and Human Services; Dr. Sue Larkin, Batten Associate Professor of English; Dr. Leslie Caughell, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Dr. Paul Rasor, Joan P. and Macon F. Brock Jr. Director of the Center.
Program Date:
Thursday, March 7, 2013
12:00 p.m. in Pearce Hospitality Suite
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Christian Schools and Tribal Traditions: Education on the Blackfeet Reservation
Brother Paul Ackerman, founding president of the De La Salle Blackfeet School in Browning, Montana, will speak on “Christian Schools and Tribal Traditions: Education on the Blackfeet Reservation.” The Blackfeet School is operated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers for middle school age boys and girls who live on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Serving a predominantly at-risk population, the school is open to all faiths and cultures.
Co-sponsored by the Center and the VWC Education Department.
Program Date:
Thursday, March 14, 2013
12:00 p.m. in Pearce Hospitality Suite
The Emancipation Project: New music celebrating freedom
University of Alabama Birmingham Choirs and Virginia Wesleyan Choirs
Dr. Brian Kitteredge and Dr. Michael John Trotta, conductors.
Program Date:
Monday, April 8, 2013
7:30 p.m. at the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, 19th Street and Pacific Ave.
Concert: Land of Three Faiths
The Rose Ensemble
Judaic, Chrisitian, and Islamic poetry and music of the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages.
Program Date:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Hofheimer Theatre
Reservations at 757-455-2101 - $15-adults; $8-seniors/military/students from other schools. No charge for VWC students, faculty and staff.
