UW-Whitewater Continuing Education is pleased to announce the theme for the fall Fairhaven Lecture Series. Eight lectures in the “Exploring Religion, Spirituality and Cultural Traditions Around the Globe” series will feature presentations by faculty from UW-Whitewater’s Whitewater and Rock County campuses on topics from common misconceptions of Islam and the experience of Mormonism to Hmong cultural traditions and human evolution from Buddhist and Christian perspectives.
The Fairhaven Lecture Series is held 3 p.m. Mondays at Fairhaven Senior Services at 435 W. Starin Road in Whitewater. The dates, titles and presenters of the lectures for the fall 2019 series are:
September 30
Divine Ecstasy: Knowledge, Love and Unity in Sufism
Presented by Hala Ghoneim, associate professor, Languages and Literatures
October 7
Living the Kingdom of God: The Origin and Experience of Mormonism in America
Presented by Michael Gueno, associate professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies
October 14
Piety and Precarity: American Prayer Between the Wars
Presented by David Reinhart, lecturer, Philosophy and Religious Studies
October 21
Unveiling Facts About Islam: Common Misconceptions, Western Media Representations and Stereotypes
Presented by Amal Ibrahim, assistant professor, Communication
October 28
Tantra: Medieval Indian Technologies of Sex, Power, Magic and Enlightenment
Presented by Nathan McGovern, assistant professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies
November 4
An Enduring Tradition: Hmong Cultural and Cosmological Beliefs and Practices
Presented by Nengher Vang, assistant professor, History
November 11
Human Evolution and Religion: Exploring Christian and Buddhist Perspectives
Presented by Richard Hanson, senior lecturer, Philosophy
November 18
The Origins of Shia Islam
Presented by Molly Patterson, associate professor, History
For over 35 years, UW-Whitewater faculty and staff and community and business leaders have offered free presentations to thousands of people on topics ranging from art and current events to history and literature.
All lectures are free and open to the public and are held on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Fairhaven Senior Services, 435 West Starin Road, Whitewater. Street parking is adjacent to the building. Unable to attend? Links to videos of lectures, including those from prior series, can be found at http://www.uww.edu/ce/fairhaven. If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential. UW-Whitewater provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Please contact Kari Borne at 262-472-1003 or bornek@uww.edu for further information.
