Upcoming Events
All classes will be at 7:00 PM-9:00 PM.
Classes are taught by Boniuk Center scholars and members of our Speakers Bureau.
Each class is $12
The three remaining lectures of the Fall-Winter Series will take place at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Dr. Emerson has free parking and childcare will be available. Please call Karen Van Horn at 713-782-8250 to reserve childcare at least 3 days before the start of the class.
NEW LOCATION: Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Dr.
Jan. 14-Catholicism-Shira Lander
Jan 19-Baha'i-Ata Anzali
Jan. 26-Sikhism-Ata Anzali
The following lectures will take place at Congregation Beth Israel
Feb. 9, Judaism-Shira Lander
Feb. 16, African American Religion-Margarita Simon
Feb. 23, Zoroastrianism-Ata Anzali
March 9, Orthodox Christianity-Shira Lander
March 23, Buddhism-Ann Gleig
Find out more and register online here.
BRIDGE BUILDERS LECTURE SERIES
The Bridge Builder Series features people who personally or through their work help others build bridges of religious tolerance. This series is supported by a gift from the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation.
These lectures are FREE and open to the public.
The Three Interfaith Amigos
Pastor Don MacKenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon & Sheikh
Jamal Rahman
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 7:30 PM
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005-2696
(713) 523-2864
Frequent speakers at churches and
civic groups in the Northwest, Pastor Don, Rabbi Ted, and Sheikh Jamal
bring a message of deep hope and profound possibilities for healing
both person and planet. Their work comprises a dialogue of the head,
the heart, and the hands, encouraging greater understanding, compassion
and social action in the world.
Co-sponsored by Interfaith Ministries
for Greater Houston and the Coalition of Mutual Respect program of the ADL.
Building Tolerance in America’s Youth During a Time of Crisis
Hind Makki, Outreach Education and Training Associate, Interfaith Youth Core
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 PM
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
5400 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 528-0527Hind Makki is an Outreach Education and Training Associate with Interfaith Youth Core. Hind specializes in Youth Leadership Development and works with many outreach communities. She travels to college campuses, congregations and conferences throughout the United States and Western Europe and offers presentations and training on promoting religious pluralism, effective interfaith service-learning and meaningful interfaith dialogues. Hind will be joining The Boniuk Center to speak with the community about building tolerance among youth and will also work with Rice University staff, faculty and student groups during her visit.
A Perspective on the Holocaust: The role of Ethics and Morality for the Military Professional
Colonel Edward B. Westermann, Lackland Airforce Base
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 PM
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 942-8000
Colonel Edward B. Westermann, commander of the Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base will join the Boniuk Center for his lecture, “A Perspective on the Holocaust: The Role of Ethics and Morality for the Military Professional,” which will address how the United States Air Force Academy’s course on the genocide of the European Jews during the National Socialist dictatorship prepares the Academy students to confront moral dilemmas that may arise when the execution of military orders directly affects the life and death of innocent civilians.
Colonel Westermann holds a B.S. in Military History from the USAF Academy, an M.A. in European History from the Florida State University, an M.A. in Military Art and Science from the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, and a Ph.D. in Military and European History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the Free University of Berlin, a summer fellow at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fellow on two occasions.