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“Can citizens understand the war in Iraq without knowing something about Islam? Can they truly engage in thoughtful debate about gay marriage or stem cell research without knowing something about the Bible?” The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it’s also a nation that knows little about religion. Stephen Prothero, author of the bestseller Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know — And Doesn’t, pinpoints religious illiteracy as one of our most pressing civic problems. Only through understanding the complexity of the world’s religions, including the diversity within Christianity, can we as a nation imaginatively explore solutions and develop a greater understanding to pressing national and global concerns. If Americans come to appreciate religion better, Prothero argues, they will be able to better evaluate the words and actions of those who claim moral authority.

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Experience a critical discussion of the challenges and achievements of urban renewal and social change in major American cities. A bipartisan panel of leaders, each with a demonstrated commitment to effective leadership and public service, will individually address current issues, strategies and solutions within their respective communities.

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“Gender, Race and Religion in American Politics” … anything they aren’t covering at this year’s Bulen Symposium?

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Discuss Stephen Prothero’s New York Times bestseller, Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know … And Doesn’t, which won a 2007 Quill Book Award. Dr. Prothero will be lecturing the next Friday, get a head-start on preparing questions with which to test his religious literacy.

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How do teenagers envision a just, sustainable, and peaceful community? Local high school and congregational groups will share their imaginative and artistic visions with a panel of Indianapolis community leaders.

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At a stage of personal crisis in his life, a young police agent discovers a strange portal that leads him to a parallel reality where he comes to understand that his life is a film that he can change.

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Thirteen-year-old Ramon is confused and apprehensive about the future, school, sex and communication with his elders. Through Ramon, You’re My Hero tells the story of Spain following the death of Franco, a time of social upheaval and unrest that shaped the lives of youth of the time.

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Mina arrives in a quiet provincial city to study languages and teach English to two children, but things are not as they seem. Little by little all members of the family will fall for the strange charm of the stranger in their midst.

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In his verse novel, poet Adam Sol recasts the Biblical prophet Jeremiah as a modern protagonist, embarking upon a road trip through rural and strip mall America in the days before September 11, 2001. Accompanied by his mismatched companion, Bruce, Jeremiah begins delivering devastating rants and prophecies. Alternating between Jeremiah’s charged warnings and Bruce’s measured descriptions, this novel in verse is a timely, eloquent meditation.

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We are surrounded by design—objects that come into being through the imagination and effort of engineers. Engineering links the discoveries and theories of scientists with anyone who needs a more effective way to live and work. What types of skill, imagination and ethics are required to envision and build a functional object to be used by a variety of people in a complex world?
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