Mark your calendars: Programs for our 2009-2010 year

We know, we know: we sure took our timing putting together our listing of upcoming programs for our 2009-2010 year. But it's only because we have been working furiously to assemble a diverse array of programs to feed the interfaith junkie in you. We actually might be adding a few more so be sure to stay tuned to our blog for the latest programming info and updates.

So without further adieu, here's our 2009-2010 offerings (all are held in Omaha, NE unless otherwise noted)- we hope to see you at them:

Whirling Dervishes of Rumi
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Rose Theater
Held in partnership with the Niagara Foundation of Nebraska

"Beyond Fundamentalisms: Theirs and Ours" A Community Conversation with Dr. Martin Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity in the Divinity School at the University of Chicago
Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:00 pm
Countryside Community Church (8787 Pacific Street)
Pre-registration strongly suggested.
Register online at http://martinmartyomaha.eventbrite.com/
Held in partnership with Countryside Community Church and the Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation

Religious Diversity and Public Service: A Training and Professional Development for National Service Members and Non-Profit Leaders
Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 7:30 am- 3:00 pm
OPS Teacher Administrative Center Building (3215 Cuming Street)
Pre-registration is required.
Register online at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=766843
Held in partnership with ServeNebraska, the Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission

Religious Diversity Issues in Health Care Community Roundtable
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 3:30- 4:30 pm
Conference Room at the Center for Health Policy and Ethics (2616 Burt Street)
Directions and details at http://chpe.creighton.edu/events/roundtables/2009-2010/katz.htm
Roundtable hosted and moderated by the Center for Health Policy and Ethics at Creighton University

Religious Diversity Issues in Professional Care Giving: A Training for Professional Care Givers, Medical Personnel and Social Service Providers in Facilities and In-Home Care
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:45 am- 4:00 pm
5 CEUs available
Location TBA
Pre-registration is required. To register email info@projectinterfaithusa.org or call (402) 933-4647.
Held in partnership with the Respite Resource Center of Nebraska and the Creighton Health Sciences Library

Interfaith Youth Service Project
January 2010- February 2010
Service Sites: Together, Inc. and Neighbors United

"Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations in the 21st Century"
A Community Conversation with Dr. John Esposito, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University
Thursday, February 23, 2010, 7:00 pm
Location: TBA
Held in partnership with the Islamic Center of Omaha

Christian-Hindu Study Circle
March 2010
Hindu Temple (13010 Arbor Street)
Held in partnership with the Hindu Temple

Interfaith Architecture Tour
March 2010
Sites to be announced
Held in partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA)- Omaha Chapter

Community Conversations with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School
"Jesus, the Jewish Story Teller" A Community Conversation
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 7:00 pm
First-Plymouth Congregational Church (2000 "D" Street, Lincoln, NE)
Held in partnership with First-Plymouth Congregational Church

"I'm not Anti-Jewish...Am I? Avoiding Anti-Jewish Preaching and Teaching" A Luncheon Workshop for Christian Educators and Clergy
Friday, April 23, 2010, 11:30 am
First-Plymouth Congregational Church (2000 "D" Street, Lincoln, NE)
Held in partnership with First-Plymouth Congregational Church

Join us on October 4 for "Beyond Fundamentalisms: Their and Ours" A Community Conversation with Dr. Martin Marty

If you are looking for an evening that is informative, thought-provoking and totally timely to our world today then look no further. We're partnering with the Center for Faith Studies at Countryside Community Church and the Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation to bring Dr. Martin Marty, one of the most well-respected and prolific theologians out there- and one of the few who can successfully pull off wearing a bow tie- for a Community Conversation on "Beyond Fundamentalisms: Their and Ours" on Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 7 pm at Countryside Community Church (8787 Pacific Street) in Omaha.

A renowned scholar and author, Dr. Martin Marty will define what constitutes a fundamentalist movement and he will examine some of the most prominent examples of this in our world today. Dr. Marty will first survey the militant and often lethal challenges to civil order caused by fundamentalist movements in far away places such as India and the Middle East. Dr. Marty then will focus on the fundamentalist movements present in the United States, exploring the often militant, but seldom lethal challenges to believers in many faiths as well as non-believers whose lives are affected by hardline religious movement. By holding up the mirror to fundamentalist movements here and abroad, he will set out to account for such movements, touch on the psychology of those involved, assess the two sets of challenges they bring, and discuss strategies for facing them and--one hopes--transcending them. This community conversation is not designed to be an exercise in fundamentalist-bashing but rather an attempt to understand these movements and how communities respond to the challenges they pose.

Sound interesting? Well then get registered! You can register online at:

http://martinmartyomaha.eventbrite.com/

Tickets are $10 per person but fear not students, you can get in for free by presenting your ID at the door. Questions? Call our office (402) 933-4647 or shoot us an email at info@projectinterfaithusa.org.

Want some more info on Dr. Martin Marty...

A native of West Point, Nebraska, Dr. Marty is one of the most prominent interpreters of religion and culture today. Author of more than 50 books, he is also a speaker, columnist, Lutheran pastor, and teacher, and has served as a professor of religious history for 35 years at the University of Chicago. Want more information? Google him- he's all over the place...

This program is part of Project Interfaith's 2009-2010 Community Conversations Annual Speaker Series as well as the 2009-2010 Center for Faith Studies Annual Lecture Series.