God at 2000 event

Friday, February 11, and Saturday, February 12
Showing at UNC-Chapel Hill in Gardner 08, and at Duke in the Sanford Institute, room 04
Admission is free
For more information, contact Mary Alice Scott at MaryAlice@SelfKnowledge.org or 919/878-3717.

God at 2000
Is your God Y2K compliant?
UNC-Chapel Hill location: Gardner 08 (basement level), off Polk Place
Location 7H on This map

Duke location: West Campus, Sanford Institute for Public Policy, room 04

What's your concept of God? Has it changed over the course of your life? How is it different from other people's concepts? Here's your chance to talk about God with the likes of Desmond Tutu and best-selling author Karen Armstrong (A History of God)!
On Feb. 11-12, live, on the big screen, through the magic of satellites and the Internet, you'll have your chance to hear them speak from Oregon State University, ask them questions, and discuss with your Triangle neighbors of all faiths (for more on what the Triangle thinks on this topic, check out the recent Spectator Magazine, "The Many Faces of God." A few SKSers got their licks in here).
"God at 2000" brings together seven men and women from the worlds of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity to explore this question from their different perspectives: "How do you see God?" Each will reveal how he or she sees the sacred—not necessarily as representatives of their respective religious traditions, but from their own personal faiths Audience members will be able to ask questions of the speakers live via email or telephone.
You ain't gonna see this on TV, but you can see it locally at either the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or Duke University in Durham. So come on by, hear what they have to say, voice your own opinions, meet some cool people, slurp some coffee and gnosh on cookies. It's a two-day party, so just stop in between classes, at lunch, whenever. Or glue yourself to a front-row seat if you want the whole shebang, the "virtual spectrum of consciousness" (apologies to Ken Wilber). That would have to earn you an SKS T-shirt for sheer stamina. So come on by and check it out!
The SKS would like to thank its co-hosts for "God at 2000":
At Duke:
Duke University Chapel: http://www.chapel.duke.edu
The Freeman Center for Jewish Life at Duke University: http://fcjl.stuaff.duke.edu
The Kenan Ethics Program: http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu
At The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
UNC Episcopal Campus Ministry: http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/ecm
Nationally, "God at 2000" is sponsored by The Hundere Endowment for Religion and Culture at Oregon State University; The Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York; Trinity Institute of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York (www.trinitywallstreet.org). It is also Trinity Institute's 31st National Conference. The telecast will be broadcast over the Episcopal Cathedral Teleconferencing Network (www.ectn.org/god2000.html), and is produced by LINKS: Connecting Head and Heart on Campus. LINKS is a new telecommunications initiative that seeks to create communities of dialogue on college/university campuses that connect spiritual and intellectual life in addressing today's critical issues. LINKS seeks to draw diverse campus constituencies together in conversation with respected public intellectuals and spiritual leaders, and to encourage interdisciplinary, interfaith, and intergenerational dialogue.
A detailed schedule of speakers is given below. For more information on all these speakers, see the "God at 2000" Web site at god2000.orst.edu.

Friday, February 11

12-1:15 PM Marcus Borg, Hundere Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University, lecturer and author of ten books, including the best-selling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time and the award-winning The God We Never Knew.

1:45-3:00 Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religions and Indian Studies at Harvard. Author or editor of five books on religion in India, her best-known book is the award-winning Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banares.

4:30-5:45 Lawrence Kushner, rabbi, author and lecturer whose work reflects the Jewish mystical tradition. His ten books include The River of Light, Honey from the Rock, The Book of Words, and most recently, Eyes Remade for Wonder.

6:15-7:30 Joan Chittister, Benedictine sister, lecturer and author of 19 books, including Passion for Life: Fragments of the Face of God and There Is a Season, both of which received a first place book award from the Catholic Press Association. Her newest books are In Search of Belief and Heart of Flesh: A Feminist Spirituality for Women and Men.

Saturday, Feb. 12

12-1:15 PM Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. One of the world's leading experts on Islam, he has been a Gifford Lecturer and is the author of over 20 books and 250 articles.

1:45-3:00 Karen Armstrong, a leading British commentator on religious affairs now well on her way to a similar status in the United States, is the author of 10 books, including the best-selling A History of God. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun and became a freelance writer and television broadcaster in 1982.

4:30-5:45 Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, retired Archbishop of Cape Town, churchman, author, and lecturer.

6:15-7:30 Closing Panel Discussion (all)

"Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of."
--They Might be Giants

	12-1:15 PM	Marcus Borg, Hundere Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University, lecturer and author of ten books, including the best-selling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time and the award-winning The God We Never Knew.
	1:45-3:00	Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religions and Indian Studies at Harvard. Author or editor of five books on religion in India, her best-known book is the award-winning Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banares.
	4:30-5:45	Lawrence Kushner, rabbi, author and lecturer whose work reflects the Jewish mystical tradition. His ten books include The River of Light, Honey from the Rock, The Book of Words, and most recently, Eyes Remade for Wonder.
	6:15-7:30	Joan Chittister, Benedictine sister, lecturer and author of 19 books, including Passion for Life: Fragments of the Face of God and There Is a Season, both of which received a first place book award from the Catholic Press Association. Her newest books are In Search of Belief and Heart of Flesh: A Feminist Spirituality for Women and Men.

	12-1:15 PM	Seyyed Hossein Nasr, University Professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. One of the world's leading experts on Islam, he has been a Gifford Lecturer and is the author of over 20 books and 250 articles.
	1:45-3:00	Karen Armstrong, a leading British commentator on religious affairs now well on her way to a similar status in the United States, is the author of 10 books, including the best-selling A History of God. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun and became a freelance writer and television broadcaster in 1982.
	4:30-5:45	Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, retired Archbishop of Cape Town, churchman, author, and lecturer.
	6:15-7:30	Closing Panel Discussion (all)