Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Upcoming MacLaurin Institute Events

Complete MacLaurin Institute Event Info

March 8, 2006

Second Annual Faith and Law Lecture - The Right to be Wrong: Ending the Culture War Over Religion in America
Kevin Hasson, Becket Fund; Room 25, University of Minnesota Law School, 12:30 p.m., free and open to the public.

March 22, 2006
Visions of Peace in Two Traditions
Dr. David Shenk, international teacher and contributor in forums related to Muslim-Christian relations and Sh. Asad Zaman, Iman at the MAS Center and Principal of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, 4:00 p.m., Room 2-620 Moos Tower, free and open to the public.

March 27, 2006
Roundtable on Faith and Economics
Dr. Paul Glewwe, Associate Professor of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota. Dr Glewwe will address What Do Christian Economists Have to Offer Christian Aid Organizations? Dr. Bryan Dowd, Econometrician and Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Health Services Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. Dr. Dowd will address Religion and Economics: An Overview. 3:30 p.m., University of Minnesota West Bank campus, free and open to the public.

March 30, 2006
The Unbearable Lightness of Society and Its Challenge for Modern Medicine
Dr. John Patrick, former Associate Professor in Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, 12:15 p.m., Room 100, Mayo Building, free and open to the public.

April 21, 2006
The Universal Hunger for Liberty: Why the Clash of Civilizations Is Not Inevitable
Michael Novak, 12:15 p.m., Room 25, University of Minnesota Law School, free and open to the public.