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An Iowa Perspective - Rabbi Steven Fink, Imam Mohamad Khan, Rev. David Ruhe
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Rabbi Steven Fink of Temple B'Nai Jeshurun, Imam Mohamad Khan of the Islamic Center of Des Moines and Rev. David Ruhe of the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ will discuss religion and politics from an Iowa Perspective with an emphasis o methods for achieving greater understanding and cooperation. moderated by Richard martin, Professor in Charge, ISU Religious Studies Program. Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.

Dinosaurs: New Thoughts on Old Bones - Peter Dobson
All Day – 142 Lagomarcino - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Close Encounters: Religion and Nationalism - Peter van der Veer
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Peter van der Veer is professor of comparative religion and director fo the Research Center for Religion and Society at the University of Amsterdam. He is the author of Gods on Earth and Religious nationalism and the editor of Nation and Migration and Conversion to Modernities among other works. He just finished a book in Dutch, called Modern Orientalisme. He is a member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton this school year. Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.

The Challenge of Political Islam - John Esposito
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - John Esposito is director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Underastanding and professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown University. his books include Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?, Islam and Politics, Islam in Asia: Religion, Politics and Society, and Voices of Resurgent Islam. He is editor-in-chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.

Religion, Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy - George Weigel
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Goerge Weigel is president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. and the author of Tranquilitas Ordinis: The Present Failure and future Promise of American Catholic Thought on War and Peace, Catholicism and the Renewal of American Democracy, the Final Revolution: The Resistance church and the Collapse of Communism and Idealism Without Illusions: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Nineties. Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.

Global Religious Resurgence: Good News or Bad? - Harvey Cox
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Harvey cox is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at the School, Harvard University. His books include Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Pentecostal Spirituality and the Reshaping of Religion in the Twenty-First Century, man mansions: A Christan Encounter with Other Faiths, God's Revolution an Man's Response, and Religion in the Secular City. Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.

Women's Impact on Liberation Theology - Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Ada maria Isasi-Diaz is a professor of religious studies in the School of Theology at Drew University. Her books include Hispanic Women: Prophetic Voice in the Church and In the Struggled: A Hispanic Woman's Liberation Theology. She received her doctorate from the Union Theological Seminary. Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.

Painted Prayers; Women's Ritual Art in India - Stephen P. Huyler
All Day – 238 Coover Hall - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Religions of the World - Panel
All Day – Memorial Union - Institute on World Affairs. Panelists include Harvey Cox, Ada Maria Isasi- Diaz, John Espotito, and Michael Learner. From the University Lecture Program archive.

Scaling from Individuals to Ecosystems - Simon Levin
All Day – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.