Interface Season 2006-2007
The Power of a Praying Woman
September 26th, 2006Patricia RaybonAssociate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Colorado at BoulderJoin Patricia for a candid conversation on how her struggle to learn to pray, and her dismay at a distant-seeming God, transformed not just her prayer life – but every other aspect of her approach to contemporary living. Continue reading Rebuilding After Ethnic Cleansing: Peace & Reconciliation Effort by Sudanese Refugees
November 15th, 2006Anita SanbornPresident, Colorado Episcopal FoundationAnderia Lual ArokThe speaker will describe several initiatives taking place in Sudan and in the United States. Continue reading Monsters to Destroy: The Bush Administration’s War on Terror and Sin
December 20th, 2006Ira Chernus, Ph.D.Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado at BoulderDoes the real source of terror lie not in foreign lands but within our own society and our own lives? Continue reading LEAP: What Will We Do with the Rest of our Lives?
January 17th, 2007Sara DavidsonJournalist, Novelist, Radio HostAs we get older, everyone must go through the narrows—the transition to a different phase of life—when many of us get stripped of our identity or are forced to redefine career, love, and what matters most. Continue reading The Roots of Violence and Force in the World Today: Where Does the UN Fit In?
February 21st, 2007Bruce MacKenzieRetired Minister, First Congregational Church UCC, BoulderAbout the Presenter Bruce MacKenzie: Bruce is a native Californian, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley. Ordained in 1953, he retired in 1997 after 27 years as Minister of The First Congregational … Continue reading Continue readingReligion, Politics, and the Crisis in the Middle East
March 21st, 2007Ibrahim KazerooniImam for the Muslim Community in DenverImam Kazerooni will address his understanding of the most recent current events concerning Iraq and the middle east. Participants are invited to write down specific questions to be addressed in the second half of the presentation. Continue reading Anger, Compassion and Healing
April 18th, 2007John R. Rifkin, Ph.D.Mr. Rifkin will present his compassionate view of anger and the role it plays in healing as well as life fulfillment. In addition, he will highlight the ways in which anger can be used effectively in short and long term therapy and pastoral care. Questions regarding ways to deal with current issues related to anger will also be addressed. Continue reading Exploring Archetypes through Music, Movement and Meditation
May 16th, 2007Sat Tara Kaur Khalsa, M.S., L.P.C.Life can be richer and fuller as we more deeply explore the archetypes we already use, and expand our repertoire by becoming familiar with all the rest. Continue reading Doing Justice in a Purple Congregation
June 20th, 2007Rev. Dr. Jim RyanColorado Council of Churches, Council ExecutiveWhile congregations can agree on charity (tsunami or hurricane relief), doing justice (seeking systemic change) causes conflict in purple congregations. This makes purple congregations resistant to doing justice. Continue reading