Center on Religion & the Professions

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Noel P. Gist Brown Bag Seminar- Afghanistan, A Rugged Way to Go

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bigstockphoto_Brown_Bag_On_White_Background_5985293Dr. Larry G. Brown, an assistant professor of Geography at the University of Missouri, Columbia is presenting “Afghanistan, A Rugged Way to Go”.

This presentation will provide context to help us understand the geopolitics of Afghanistan, from the perspective of a Human Geographer.

Dr. Larry G. Brown has been teaching since 1990. Larry holds a Ph.D. in Policy Studies from the Univeristy of Missouri-Columbia.; a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of Nebraska; the Masters of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis; and the Masters of Arts in Geography from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has persued research concerning White Nationalism; as well as continuing to teach Reginal Political, and Human Geography courses. Sme of his courses are also cross-listed wth MU Peace Studies and Religious Studies.

* Tables are available for participants who bring and eat their lunches during the programs.

When: Thursday, October, 29th, 2009

Where: Memorial Union ( Room S304)

Time: 12:00 pm- 12:50 pm


Noel P. Gist Brown Bag Seminar – The Gaza Strip Dilemma

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bigstockphoto_Brown_Bag_On_White_Background_5985293Presented by Professor Emeritus, Wayne Anderson, PhD from the University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences. The Noel P. Gist Seminars (named for the distinguished MU sociologist who founded them), explore the world beyond the borders of the United States and consider the relations of the United States with other countries and regions of the world. [Read more…]

Film: Agnes of God

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41CMG9Z9KRL._SS500_Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Directed by Norman Jewison Starring Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft (1985)

Originally a hit play on Broadway, Fonda plays a chain-smoking psychiatrist court-appointed to evaluate a novice (Meg Tilly). The young woman is charged with manslaughter after being discovered unconscious with a dead newborn baby in her room. Dr. Livingston engages in mutual feelings of hostility with the convent’s Mother Superior (Bancroft) as they battle over the soul and sanity of the nun.

Museum of Art and Archaeology Film Series; co-sponsored by the Center for Religion & the Professions. All films shown at 7:00 pm, 106 Pickard Hall. Free and open to the public.

Mormon Passage through Missouri (Lecture)

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fredMormon Passage through Missouri (Lecture)

When: Sat, November 7, 4pm – 6pm
Where: Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union (map)
Description: November 11 4:00–6:00 p.m. with reception following, Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union, University of Missouri Campus Mormon Passage through Missouri Fred E. Woods, the Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University, will deliver the lecture “Mormon Passage through Missouri.” Professor Woods has a special interest in pioneer migration. This event is sponsored by the Society and the MU Department of History.

Difficult Dialogues Hot-Button Thursday: Abortion

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carpe diemDifficult Dialogues Hot-Button Thursday: Abortion 7:00 PM Join Peter Altschul at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, at Carpe Diem as he explains his pivotal role in forming multiple pro-life and pro-choice dialogue groups throughout the country and the results of these groups, as well as a discussion. If interested, call 573-268-5989. Admission is FREE.