Sunday Events for November 2009

Informal Gathering at 12:30 p.m. - All events begin at 1:00 p.m.

Oct 25   Board Meeting at 11a.m. in Haag 211. Your input is welcome and encouraged.

Nov 1    “Fundamentalism, the Family, the Future”

Dr. Don Bell, Biblical Scholar

A personal look at Fundamentalism, Jeff Sharlet's book, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and what I see as its future.

Skeptical Religious Studies   -   Haag Hall, Room 307  10:30am -– Proceedings of the Jesus Project (Robert Eisenman, Dennis MacDonald and Bruce Chilton)

Nov 8   "Healthcare in America- and Everywhere Else"

Dr. Max Skidmore, Curators' Professor of Political Science and Thomas Jefferson Fellow

Dr. Skidmore's most recent book is Securing America's Future: A Bold Plan to Preserve and Expand Social Security.

Skeptical Religious Studies   -   Haag Hall, Room 307  10:30am - Proceedings of the Jesus Project (James Tabor and David Trobisch)

Nov 15   "No Woman Allowed- A Visit to Mt. Athos”

Eric Dollard, Biblical Scholar

Hear about a visit to Athos The Holy Mountain in Greece, where 20 Orthodox monasteries are located and where no women or even female draft animals, have been allowed for almost 1,000 years.

Skeptical Religious Studies   -   Haag Hall, Room 307 10:30am - Proceedings of the Jesus Project (Joseph R. Hoffman and Robert M. Price)

Nov 22    “Chicago's Eco-Carnival”

Benjamin Bachwirtz, 16-year-old originator of the online magazine The Greenzine.

This presentation will explore Chicago's Green Festival, an event that showcased hundreds of the Midwest's sustainable businesses and thinkers.

Skeptical Religious Studies   -   Haag Hall, Room 307  10:30am - Ancient Mediterranean Religions (Rome – Saviors & Divine Men)  11:30am - Early Christianity (The Development of Church Offices)

Nov 29    “Sustainable Futures”

Jerry Sargent, architect and former government official

Join a ground-floor planning session of Jerry's newly formed Sustainable Futures Association. We will analyze human sustainability issues and our propensity for war in light of our political and ecological environments.

Skeptical Religious Studies   -   Haag Hall, Room 307  10:30am - Ancient Mediterranean Religions (Rome – Divination, Astrology & Magic)  11:30am - Religions of the Axial Age (The Cultivation of Virtue)