FULC Studies Islam
Beginning Sept 21 after Dinner Church, join us for a fiew-week conversation about Islam: what it is (and isn't) how it regards the other Abrahamic traditions (Christianity and Judaism), the strands of violence carried out in its name including ISIS, and contributions of Islam to the world. In our final session we'll wrestle with the challenge of dealing with bigotry toward other religious groups.
Time and Date |
Topic |
Notes |
7:00 pm Wed. Sept 21 |
The ABCs of Islam |
What are some of the defining tenets and practices of Islam? How is Islam organized? What are some of the misconceptions about Islam? |
7:00 pm Wed. Sept 28 |
Islam and Christians and Jews |
How does Islam regard Christianity and Judaism? |
7:00 pm Wed. Oct 5 |
Islam and Violence |
Terrorism, ISIS, Jihad...where do these fit in Islam? What does Islam say abut violence? How widely accepted is Islamic-inspired terrorism within the Muslim world? |
7:00 pm Wed. Oct 12 |
Contributions of Islam to the World through the centuries |
We'll look at some of the significant contributions of Islam to science, navigation, mathematics and art. |
7:00 pm Wed. Oct 19 |
Responding to Bigotry |
Hatred, scapegoating and blaming fill our public conversation these days. How might we respond to it out of our faith tradition of respect for the dignity of every person? Can we help transform the angry bigoted rhetoric? How? |
Each session will be held in the fellowship hall after Dinner Church from approximately 7:00 to 8:00 pm. On Sept 28 Dinner Church takes a break, but the class will still be held.
Facilitators for these sessions are FULC member Susan Lyke and her husband, Dr. Joseph Bock, director of the PhD program in International Conflict Management at KSU. Dr. Bock studied and researched religion and conflict and is the author of Sharpening Conflict Management: Religious Leadership and the Double-Edged Sword (Praeger, 6445). Bock and Lyke and their family lived 7 years in Pakistan and 7 years in East Jerusalem while Bock worked for Catholic Relief Services. The facilitators will draw in part from the Lutheran resource My Neighbor is Muslim. Exploring the Muslim Faith available here http://lirs.org/myneighborismuslim/
Facilitators for these sessions are FULC member Susan Lyke and her husband, Dr. Joseph Bock, director of the PhD program in International Conflict Management at KSU. Dr. Bock studied and researched religion and conflict and is the author of Sharpening Conflict Management: Religious Leadership and the Double-Edged Sword (Praeger, 6445). Bock and Lyke and their family lived 7 years in Pakistan and 7 years in East Jerusalem while Bock worked for Catholic Relief Services. The facilitators will draw in part from the Lutheran resource My Neighbor is Muslim. Exploring the Muslim Faith available here http://lirs.org/myneighborismuslim/
