What's In a Name? The Academic Study of "Indigenous" Religions Kremer Board Room, Ford Hall, Room 102, Willamette University
March 31, 2011
3:30-6:30 p.m.
Lawyering for Humanity: The Role of International NGOs Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center, Room 218, College of Law
March 28, 2011
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Holey Wall New Challenges to Church-State Separation Hatfield Room, Hatfield Library, Willamette University
March 14, 2011
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Jesus, Captain America and Barack Obama: The Superhero Myth in Contemporary America Cone Chapel, Willamette University
March 10, 2011
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
University Convocation, Sharia: The Truth Behind Islamic Law Cone Chapel, Willamette University
October 13, 2011
7:30-9:00 p.m.
The Myth of Religious Freedom-David Sehat, Georgia State University Cone Chapel
Based on his 2011 book of the same name, Sehat argues that both liberals and conservatives draw upon a mythical American past when engaging in political conversation about America's religious past. This incorrect historical foundation has yielded an intractable falseness in our contempory debate on religion in public life.
Free and open to the public
November 17, 2011
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Randall Balmer, Barnard College, Columbia University Cone Chapel
Professor Balmer is one of the nation's leading scholars on the role of evangelicalism in American culture. His most recent book is God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush.
