2005 Programs
Church and State in America
Sunday, November 6th
A panel discussion featuring faculty from the University of Northern Iowa
Prof. Scott Peters, Department of Political Science
Prof. Charlotte Wells, Department of History
Prof. John Johnson, Department of History
Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Evolution
Sunday, November 20th
UNI Prof. Emeritus of Biology Dave McCalley
The Jesus of History and the Jesus of Popular Culture
Sunday, December 11th
UNI Prof. of Religion Ken Atkinson
2006 Programs
Creating the Bible: The Word of God and The Work of Man
Sunday, March 5th
UNI Prof. of History Bob Dise
Homosexuality and the Bible
Sunday, March 26th
Rev. Dick Clark, St. Timothy's United Methodist Church
Gays, Lesbians, and the Church
Sunday, April 23th
A clergy panel discussion, including
Rev. Anne Lippincott, United Methodist Church
Rev. Diane Dardon, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rev. Brad Braley, Presbyterian Church, USA
Rev. Ben Webb, Episcopal Church, USA
Women in the Church
Sunday, May 21th
A clergy panel discussion, including
Rev. Pam Ulffers, United Methodist Church
Rev. Linda Pflugfelder, Presbyterian Church, USA
Rev. Maureen Doherty, Episcopal Church, USA
The Soul of Society: Teaching Social Justice
Sunday, June 18th
Fr. George Karnik
Islam: Do We Really Understand Muslims and Islam?
Sunday, August 20th
Prof. Mohammed Fahmy, UNI Dept. of Industrial Technology,
Imam of the Cedar Valley Muslim community
The Origins of Christian Fundamentalism
Sunday, September 17th
UNI Prof. of History Bob Dise
The Christian Right: Fundamentalism and Politics Since the 1960s
Sunday, October 15th
UNI Prof. of History Bob Dise
The End-Times Encoded: Dispensationalism, the Bible, and History
Sunday, November 12th
Wartburg College Prof. of Religion Brian Jones
2007 Programs
Narrating the End of the World: The Social and Psychological Function of Apocalyptic Literature
Sunday, February 4th
Wartburg College Prof. of Religion Brian Jones
A Prophetic Voice for Peace: Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Sunday, February 18th
Grinnell College Prof. Harold Kasimow
Creating a Regenerative Society: The Role of World Religions in the Survival of Creation
Sunday, March 18th
Rev. Ben Webb, Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, Cedar Falls
The Idolatry of the Marketplace
Sunday, April 15th
Rev. Dr. Dave Wood, First Presbyterian Church, Waterloo
Living Among Christians
Sunday, August 19th
Dr. Mohammed Fahmy, Imam of the Cedar Valley Muslim Community
Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum, Sons of Jacob Synagogue, Waterloo
The Bible, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the Mother of Jesus
Sunday, September 16th
Prof. Susan Hill, Department of Philosophy and Religion, UNI
The Gospel of Judas and Gnostic Christianity
Sunday, October 21st
Prof. Ken Atkinson, Department of Philosophy and Religion, UNI
Understanding Jesus Today
Sunday, November 11th
Rev. Dick Clark, St. Timothy's United Methodist Church
2008 Programs
The New Atheism's Yang to Religious Fundamentalism's Yin
Sunday, January 13th
Dr. Dave McCalley, Emeritus Prof. of Biology, UNI
Just War: Moral Guide or Oxymoron?
Sunday, February 10th
Thomas Kessler, Peace & Justice Center of the Cedar Valley
Building Bridges Between Iran and the United States
Sunday, March 9th
Dr. Patricia Shelly, Professor of Bible and Religion at Bethel College (Kansas) and Past Director of the Mennonite Central Committee’s Palestine Program
Enhancing Interfaith Effectiveness
Sunday, April 13th
Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum, Sons of Jacob Synagogue, Waterloo
God and Evolution
Sunday, May 18th
Dr. John Haught, Senior Fellow in Science and Religion, Georgetown University
Torture and America: Moral, Legal, and International Implications
Sunday, August 17th
Congressman Bruce Braley (IA-01)
First Christmas/Last Week: The Gospels as Biography
Sunday, September 21st
Rev. Dick Clark, St. Timothy's UMC, Cedar Falls
Diversity Within the Black Church
Sunday, October 19th
Rev. Michael Blackwell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Multicultural Education, UNI
Food or Fuel? the Ethanol Dilemma
Sunday, November 9th
Dr. Fred Kirschenmann, Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU
2009 Programs
Immigration and Faith: Lessons from Postville
Sunday, January 18th
Dr. Mark Grey, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration, UNI
Judaisms in America
Sunday, February 15th
Dr. Hal Wohl, Preesident, Sons of Jacob Synagogue, Emeritus Professor of History, UNI
When Peace and Justice Appear in Conflict: Hard Choices in the Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes
Sunday, March 8th
Stephen J. Rapp, Prosecutor, United Nations Tribunal for Sierra Leone
Sunni, Shi'a and More: Diversity Within Islam
Sunday, April 19th
Dr. Ken Atkinson, UNI Department of Philosophy and World Religions
When Christianity Was Jewish
Sunday, August 23rd
Rev. Dr. Judith Jones, Department of Religion, Wartburg College
The Parkersburg Tornado: A Documetary
Sunday, September 20th
Dr, Jay Lees, UNI Department of History
Faith and the Founders: Religion and the Creation of America
Sunday, October 18th
Dr. Hal Wohl, Emeritus Professor of History, UNI
The Sikhs and Sacred Martyrdom
Sunday, November 8th
Dr. Lou Fenech, UNI Department of History
2010 Programs
Creating the Bible: The Word of God and the Work of Man
Sunday, January 17th
Dr. Robert Dise
Associate Professor of History, UNI
From Tents to TV: Revivalism From the Great Awakening to the 20th Century
Sunday, February 21st
Dr. Robert Martin
Chair, Department of History, UNI
Why Them? Why Then? The Great Witch Craze
Sunday, March 21st
Dr. Charlotte Wells
Associate Professor of History, UNI
Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection in Jesus' Time
Sunday, April 18th
Dr. Ken Atkinson
Associate Professor of Religion, UNI
Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama
Sunday, May 16th
Dr. James Robinson
Associate Professor of Religion, UNI
Theodicy: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Sunday, August 22nd
Dr. Brian Jones
Associate Professor of Religion, Wartburg College
A Rumor About the Jews: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Sunday, September 19th
Dr. Hal Wohl
Emeritus Professor of History, UNI
The Blood of Jesus: Cinema Looks At the Black Religious Experience
Sunday, October 17th
Dr. Gloria Gibson
Executive Vice President, Provost, and Professor, UNI
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity: An Imam's Perspective
Sunday, November 14th
Dr. Mohammed Fahmy, Imam of Masjid Al-Noor, Waterloo
2011 Programs
Jewish Law: A Rabbi's Perspective
Sunday, January 9th
Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum
Sons of Jacob Synagogue, Waterloo
Muslim Women and the hijab:
Minority Religious Freedom in France
Sunday, February 6th
Dr. Emily Machen
Department of History, UNI
Alzheimer's, Ethics, and Faith
Sunday, March 6th
Dr. Francis Degnin
Department of Philosophy & World Religions, UNI
Where Did Jesus Sit At the Last Supper?
The Sites, Smells, and Sounds of Early Christian Worship
Sunday, April 10th
Prof. Kenneth Atkinson
Department of History, UNI
Sodom and Gomorrah: Myth, Legend, and History
Sunday, August 21st
Prof. Brian Jones
Department of Religion & Philosophy
Wartburg College
Discipleship and Community:
Breaking Down the Walls That Divide Us
Sunday, September 18th
Rev. Maureen Doherty
New City Ministries
The Messiah Myth: The Jewish Perspective
Sunday, October 16th
Dr. Hal Wohl
Emeritus Professor of History, UNI
The Amanas: From Religious Commune to Tourist Attraction
Sunday, November 13th
Prof. Brian Roberts
Department of History, UNI
2012 Programs
Somaphobia: Gays and Lesbians in the Black Church
Sunday, January 29th
Rev. Dr. Michael Blackwell
Director, Center for Multicultural Education, UNI
