{"id":36372,"date":"2015-10-12T03:12:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T07:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=36372"},"modified":"2015-10-09T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T18:53:59","slug":"center-offers-programs-events-this-fall-in-new-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/10_12_2015\/center-offers-programs-events-this-fall-in-new-space","title":{"rendered":"Center for Religious Understanding offers programs, events this fall in new space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the mission may be to spread religious understanding throughout campus, it\u2019s always helpful to have a place to call home. <\/p>\n<p>The University of Toledo\u2019s Center for Religious Understanding has a new space in University Hall Room 4700. <\/p>\n<p>When the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies moved to University Hall, Dr. Jamie Barlowe, dean of the College of Languages, Literature and Social Science, dedicated the space to the center, said Dr. Jeanine Diller, director of the center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe center\u2019s new home has been a joy and a help,\u201d Diller said. \u201cIt is truly a pleasure to have a single place to hold as many of the center\u2019s activities as the space permits. Thanks to the help of the UT designers, we have figured out how to seat 25. These will include our student interfaith discussion forums, faculty brown-bag readings, planning meetings, and our regular staff and board meetings.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>After a grand opening last May, the center is now able to offer a variety of new programs this fall. Events will include: <\/p>\n<p><\/a><strong>Faculty Reads <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UT\u2019s campus community is invited to hear faculty read from their latest work over the lunch hour. The 30-minute readings will begin at noon.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tuesday, Oct. 27 \u2014 Dr. Edmund Lingan, associate professor and chair of theatre, will read from his recent book, <em>The Theatre of the Occult Revival: Alternative Spiritual Performance From 1875 to the Present.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wednesday, Nov. 18 \u2014 Dr. Ovamir Anjum, Imam Khattab Chair of Islamic Studies, will read from his book, <em>Politics, Law and Community in Islamic Thought: The Taymiyyan Moment.\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows on Contemporary Islamic Issues <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anjum will present on major issues in the Middle East. Talks will start at 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Thursday, Oct. 15 \u2014 A reading, lecture and discussion of Lila Abu-Lughod\u2019s recent book titled Do Muslim Women Need Saving?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/is-there-a-god-flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/is-there-a-god-flyer.jpg\" alt=\"is there a god flyer\" width=\"540\" height=\"507\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/is-there-a-god-flyer.jpg 540w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/is-there-a-god-flyer-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\u2022 Tuesday, Nov. 17 \u2014 Is ISIS Islamic? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Is There a God or Some Other Ultimate Reality?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Dr. Peter Feldmeier, Thomas and Margaret Murray and James J. Bacik Catholic Studies Professor, and Dr. Ammon Allred, assistant professor of philosophy, will discuss the significance of a higher power Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m.<br \/>\nAll the free, public events include light refreshments. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo more special reservations required, no more \u2018What room is it in?\u2019 Plus the space is designed especially for [the events] \u2014 relaxed, with tea and coffee and snacks, and pictures of all the work the center has done lining the walls,\u201d Diller said.  <\/p>\n<p>For more information about center events and programs, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utoledo.edu\/llss\/philosophy\/cfru\/events.html\">http:\/\/utole.do\/cfru<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Religious Understanding has several events slated to take place this fall in its new location: University Hall Room 4700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":708,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,37],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/708"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36372"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36398,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372\/revisions\/36398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}