Learn about and celebrate many voices, traditions, and expressions:
- Anne Lamott. This best-selling author of Traveling Mercies and other books shares her unique outlook on life’s challenges.
- Islamic Philanthropy in a New World Setting. Learn about the traditions and American adaptations of Islamic giving.
- Student Reflections on Worship. A panel of Indianapolis-area college students from different faiths will share their experiences.
- Creation: Something Borrowed, Something New. Explore the biblical story of creation and learn how it adopts and adapts ancient stories.
Spirit & Place serves as a catalyst for civic engagement and enduring change through creative collaborations among the arts, humanities, and religion.
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- The Word Made Fresh: Traditional Texts Set to Innovative Music. This choral concert features Indiana composers and time-honored sacred texts with narration by local actors.
- Preaching to the City: A Communitywide Worship Service. Old-time religion and the modern mega-church combine as Reverend Russell Blowers, long-time pastor at East 91st Street Christian Church, explores tradition and innovation in the church.
- Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas: A Cantata—choral concert
- Carl Jung and Wolfgan Pauli: Forgotten Truths & New Paradigms—lecture and discussion
- Celebration of Hope Fall Worship Service—worship service
- Encores with Mario: Music & Spirituality—performance and discussion
- Healthy Teens, Whole Lives: Faith-Based Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Youth—workshop
- Icon of Family Life in Ancient Monasticism and Modern Urban Life—lecture and discussion
- Inner Peace: Hope Admist Life’s Battles—choral concert and discussion
- Invisible Presence: A Walk Through Indiana—lecture, discussion, walk
- One Mosque, One Synagogue, One Church—bus tour and discussion
- Praying from the Heart in New Ways: An Interfaith Peace-Prayer Service—worship service
- Queen of Sheba in History, Myth, and Contemporary Interpretations—multimedia presentation
- Sr. Joan Chittister OSB-Bringing Treasures from the Storehouse: Wisdom from the Past for Spiritual Journeys—reading and lecture
- Tradition and Innovation in Worship Music—performance and discussion
- Tradition Embracing Innovation: An Interfaith Perspective—panel discussion
Meet Public Conversationalist Joan Chittister
Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, is a social psychologist, communications theorist, best-selling author, and well-known international lecturer. A regular columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, she has received 11 honorary degrees and awards plus recognition from countless organizations for her work for justice, peace, and equality, especially for women.
Sister Joan will appear with Juan Williams and Angelo Pizzo at the 11th annual Public Conversation on November 5, 2006 at Clowes Hall. Indiana author Scott Russell Sanders will moderate a spontaneous exchange between these three notable individuals as they explore the 2006 festival theme, Tradition & Innovation.
For tickets to this free event, visit the Clowes Memorial Hall box office, Butler University, 4602 Sunset Avenue. Box office hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday, and 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturday. Group tickets can be reserved by calling Spirit & Place at (317) 278-3623.
On Monday, November 6, 7 p.m., Sister Joan will speak at the University of Indianapolis on Bringing Treasures from the Storehouse: Wisdom from the Past for Spiritual Journeys.
