July 12: Indiana Black Expo Ecumenical Service

IBE’s ecumenical service kicks off the summer celebration, and is one of Indy’s biggest religious events every year. Keynote speaker is Bishop Walter Thomas, Pastor, New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore

July 1: East of the River plays the Early Music Festival

East of the River explores Medieval music of the Mediterranean and travels eastward through the Balkans to Armenia and the Middle East, exploring the earliest songs of those extraordinary cultures together with their traditional dances

June 14: Shari’a Beyond the Headlines

Prominent local scholars, lawyers, and religious practitioners will debate and discuss the role of sharia, or Islamic law and ethics, in American life, going beyond recent headlines about the sharia to offer an in-depth examination of sharia in the U.S. courts and its meaning in the lives of Muslim Hoosiers.

June 10: Sacred Walk for Prayer, Peace and Remembrance & Service Celebrating Christian Unity

A great way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis. Start with Sacred Walk for Prayer, Peace and Remembrance to a few of the historic sites of churches involved with the initial formation of the Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis.

June 9: Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis Centennial Celebration

Participate in a book launch for a new centennial history publication on the Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis by joining several of the contributors in conversation. Through dialogue, learn about the history and impact of the Church Federation on the local community.

June 3: From the Edge of Faith to the Embrace of Reason

Teresa MacBain is the executive director for The Clergy Project, a safe haven for active and former clergy who do not hold supernatural beliefs. The Clergy Project is working to expand its reach by providing tangible assistance to transitioning clergy via a financial grant and reemployment aid.

May 31: Jordan Denari discusses Finding Jesus among the Muslims

Georgetown student Jordan Denari’s work on interfaith dialogue has been featured in several Catholic newspapers.

May 23: Watch the film “Muslims”

Frontline: Muslims is a documentary which explores the basic tenants of the Muslim faith, and how the lessons of Islam are followed and interpreted by different people in different parts of the world, including Muslims in Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, Turkey, Malaysia, and the United States.

May 19: The New Evangelical Social Engagement

In recent years evangelical Protestants have increasingly turned their energies toward issues such as homelessness, poverty, urban renewal, sustainable development, climate change, racial reconciliation, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, peacemaking, and the like. This marks a shift in social priorities when compared to past decades.

May 18: See the film “Islamic Art — Mirror of the Invisible World” at IMA

Two months before its PBS premiere, take a 90-minute journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history, art and architecture. The film explores the richness of Islamic art, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques to the exquisite beauty of carved boxes and metal work. The film also examines the unique ways in which Islamic art incorporates calligraphy and the written word, and transforms water into an expressive art form.

May 5: “Follow the Leader”

“Follow the Leader” offers insight into how clergy and lay leaders are authorized to lead by those who follow them. This workshop will explore the processes of followers calling, nurturing and authorizing their leaders and empower participants for leading their own congregations in increasingly effective ministry and mission.

April 27: “California Rising: Plain-folk Politics and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism in Modern America.”

Darren Dochuk sees politics of labor, business and free enterprise, suburban space, youth, and education for clues to evangelicalism’s mobilization in the modern era. In the process, he will show how a new “Sunbelt” conservatism took root in California by the time of Ronald Reagan’s governorship in the mid-1960s before sweeping the rest of the country with Reagan’s presidential win in 1980.

April 17: “Religion, Faith, and Philanthropy”

The Center for Interfaith Cooperation and Chinese Philanthropy Leadership Initiative are proud to host: “Religion, Faith, and Philanthropy: A Personal Account” — Speakers representing perspectives on Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity will answer many questions, including:

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April 11: David Hochoy and Matt Boulton on the Arts in sacred and secular life today

Conversations with David is a lecture/discussion series hosted by Dance Kaleidoscope artistic director, David Hochoy. He’ll interview Matt Boulton, president of the Christian Theological Seminary.

April 6 & 7: Superhero: the story of a man called Jesus

Superhero: the story of a man called Jesus is considered one of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s masterpieces. This critically acclaimed, full-length modern ballet follows the last week of the life of Jesus as told through the perspective of Jesus and the women surrounding Him, and His complicated relationship with Judas Iscariot.

April 5: Mormonism and Deviant Sexuality

The Mormon tradition has generated an increasing amount of coverage in the world of pop culture (think Big Love and Sister Wives, to name a few), as well as politics. If your curiosity has ever been piqued by the things you see on TV or hear people saying, then come on out to hear our guest speaker Michael Adair-Kriz from Rice University

April 2 & 3: Passions — A Passion Play for Believers, Skeptics and the Third Millennium

Exciting, thought-provoking and highly interactive, this performance turns traditional passion plays upside down with a cast of gospel characters, gospel writers and Christian pilgrims across the ages. A “talk back” session with cast, crew, and CTS President and Professor of Theology Dr. Matthew Myer Boulton follows each performance

March 30: Watch “Kinyarwanda,” a film about moral heroism in Rwanda

Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the Imams who opened their doors to give refuge to the Tutsi and to those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.Filmmaker Alrick Brown will be here to discuss.

March 29: “Shifting Sanctuaries – A Boundlessly Expansive Road: A Theological Dialog through Artistic Expression”

Join three artists of the greater CTS community — Amy Kindred, Alfred Eaker, Yohana Junker — for the third step in their Shifting Sanctuaries journey of theological dialog through artistic expression. Through visual art, a three-stage venue, and a documentary film, the artists explore their spiritual journeys over time and across space.

March 27: Watch “La Palabra en el Bosque” with the director

During the early 1970s, hundreds of peasants in a remote, backward region of El Salvador decided to emulate the early Christian communities.Filmmaker Jeffery Gould shows and discusses the movement.