{"id":49,"date":"2021-09-24T16:08:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/center-for-faith-vocation\/religion-seminar-series\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:27:24","slug":"series-on-religion-and-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/series-on-religion-and-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Series on Religion and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">The Compass Center Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" 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:aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-butler-series-2025-2026-religion-and-pop-culture\">Butler Series 2025-2026: Religion and Pop Culture<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><br>From movies and video games to music and literature, religion appears all throughout popular culture as artists reflect on the values and existential questions that shape us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s seminar explores this intersection through public lectures discussing religious epics onscreen (including <em>The Chosen<\/em> and <em>The Ramayana<\/em>), Contemporary Christian Music, graphic novels and comic books, fantasy, and superhero narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter the TV shows, genres of music, or novels you enjoy most, this year\u2019s public lecture series seeks to enhance your enjoyment and appreciation of media by inviting you into new perspectives on pop culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>All events are 7:00\u20139:00 PM<\/em>.<em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Free and open to the public. For more information about the series and virtual attendance, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/butlerartscenter.org\/\">butlerartscenter.org<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For accessibility information or to request disability-related accommodations, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/student-disability-services\/event-accommodations\/\">butler.edu\/event-accommodations<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Butler Cultural Requirement (BCR)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sacred-stories-on-tv\">Sacred Stories on TV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 16 | Reilly Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7:00\u20139:00 PM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150745\/cropped-justin-henry23-e1754680592386.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4089\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150745\/cropped-justin-henry23-e1754680592386.jpg 594w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150745\/cropped-justin-henry23-e1754680592386-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Justin Henry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150756\/cropped-cbauman-2p9dMGb3y25_9MY2QFOUt-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4093\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Chad Bauman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Featuring Keynote speaker <strong>Dr. Justin Henry,<\/strong> who is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. He has published on aspects of Pali, Sinhala and Tamil religious literature and his first monograph, <em>Ravana&#8217;s Kingdom: The Ramayana and Sri Lankan History from Below<\/em> was released by Oxford University Press in 2022. Butler\u2019s Professor of Religion <strong>Dr. Chad Bauman<\/strong> will serve as respondent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Henry<\/strong> is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. He has published on aspects of Pali, Sinhala and Tamil religious literature and his first monograph, <em>Ravana&#8217;s Kingdom: The Ramayana and Sri Lankan History from Below<\/em> was released by Oxford University Press in 2022. He is currently working on collaborative project involving new translations of the &#8220;Sigiriya graffiti,&#8221; in addition to a general audience book on the &#8220;many Ramayanas&#8221; of India and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed the lecture?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kPIre89lpM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the recording<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-evangelical-pop-music\">Evangelical Pop Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 14 | Reilly Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7:00\u20139:00 PM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150748\/cropped-Leah-Payne.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4090\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150748\/cropped-Leah-Payne.jpg 328w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150748\/cropped-Leah-Payne-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Leah Payne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150758\/cropped-J.Howard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4094\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Jay Howard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Featuring Keynote speaker <strong>Dr. Leah Payne,<\/strong> an award-winning historian, Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary, and Affiliate Scholar with the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).&nbsp; She is the author of <em>God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music. <\/em>Butler\u2019s Professor of Religion <strong>Dr. Jay Howard,<\/strong> Interim Provost &amp; Executive Vice President will serve as respondent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>Leah Payne<\/strong> is an award-winning historian, Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary, and Affiliate Scholar with the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). She holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and her research explores the intersection of religion, politics, and popular culture. Payne is author of <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/god-gave-rock-and-roll-to-you-9780197555248?cc=us&amp;lang=en__;!!NuAq3lKL!r_8bCyLPAFaXM3Yfc1TQEOXuerUpddJZbCHhx9MFgz7KNA9p_hveSyxwSvrfjeM7GsSrbVx7WdMH2RI1-qQabvc$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>God Gave Rock &amp; Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music<\/em><\/a> (Oxford University Press, 2024), the 2024 <em>Christianity Today <\/em>book of the year for History and Biography, and co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/prx.org\/bigquestions\/rockthatdoesntroll__;!!NuAq3lKL!r_8bCyLPAFaXM3Yfc1TQEOXuerUpddJZbCHhx9MFgz7KNA9p_hveSyxwSvrfjeM7GsSrbVx7WdMH2RI1EuRjP70$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Rock That Doesn\u2019t Roll<\/em><\/a>, a Public Radio Exchange (PRX) podcast about Christian rock and its listeners. She also hosts <em>Spirit &amp; Power<\/em>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.axismundi.us\/__;!!NuAq3lKL!r_8bCyLPAFaXM3Yfc1TQEOXuerUpddJZbCHhx9MFgz7KNA9p_hveSyxwSvrfjeM7GsSrbVx7WdMH2RI1XUqaUKM$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Axis Mundi Media <\/a>podcast about politics and Pentecostal and charismatic Christians, and is co-creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/weirdreligion.com\/__;!!NuAq3lKL!r_8bCyLPAFaXM3Yfc1TQEOXuerUpddJZbCHhx9MFgz7KNA9p_hveSyxwSvrfjeM7GsSrbVx7WdMH2RI1m_FA5Ws$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Weird Religion<\/em><\/a>, a religion and pop culture podcast. Her writing and research has appeared in outlets such as <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, <em>BBC Radio<\/em>, <em>NBC News<\/em>, <em>Religion News Service<\/em>, <em>Harper\u2019s Magazine<\/em>, <em>The Economist<\/em>, and <em>Christianity Today<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed the lecture?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6w8xS675oyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the recording<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sexual-and-spiritual-identity-in-comic-books\">Sexual and Spiritual Identity in Comic Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 10 | Reilly Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7:00\u20139:00 PM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150751\/cropped-Dave-Headshots_01.25.25_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4091\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150751\/cropped-Dave-Headshots_01.25.25_14.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150751\/cropped-Dave-Headshots_01.25.25_14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. A. David Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150805\/cropped-Ouafaa-Deleger.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4097\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150805\/cropped-Ouafaa-Deleger.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150805\/cropped-Ouafaa-Deleger-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Ouafaa Deleger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150759\/cropped-sazaidi-7Yhe2a9bVSV6_AALUuaF6-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4095\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Syed Zaidi <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Featuring keynote speaker <strong>Dr. A. David Lewis,<\/strong> a comic creator as well as an academic, is Assistant Professor of English &amp; Health Humanities at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Lewis is author of <em>American Comics, Religion, and Literary Theory: The Superhero Afterlife <\/em>(nominated for an Eisner Award), as well as co-editor of both <em>Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels<\/em> and <em>Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation<\/em>. Butler\u2019s <strong>Dr. Ouafaa Deleger<\/strong> (Instructor; French) and <strong>Dr. Syed Zaidi<\/strong> (Lecturer; Philosophy and Religion) will each serve as respondents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. David Lewis, PhD<\/strong> is an Eisner Award nominee (2015) and judge (2023), as well as co-editor of both <em>Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels<\/em> and <em>Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation<\/em>. A founder of Comics Studies library collections at both Boston University and MCPHS University, Dr. Lewis is an Associate Professor of English and Health Humanities as well as a member of the Center for Health Humanities. His teaching and research there focus on Graphic Medicine, both the depiction of cancer in comic books and graphic novels as well as the health impacts of loneliness. Finally, he is inaugural co-editor of the <em>Graphic Medicine Review<\/em> journal and the acclaimed author of such comics as <em>The Lone and Level Sands<\/em> and the 100th anniversary comics adaptation of Kahlil Gibran\u2019s <em>The Prophet<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The event is made possible with co-sponsorship from the Muslim Studies Endowment.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fantasy-and-religion\">Fantasy and Religion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 24 | Reilly Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7:00\u20139:00 PM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150755\/cropped-A.Vincent.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4092\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150755\/cropped-A.Vincent.jpg 497w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150755\/cropped-A.Vincent-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Alana Vincent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150803\/cropped-maronson-NJHIyk9jR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4096\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150803\/cropped-maronson-NJHIyk9jR.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2025\/08\/08150803\/cropped-maronson-NJHIyk9jR-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Michael Aronson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Featuring keynote <strong>Dr. Alana Vincent<\/strong> Associate Professor in the History of Religion at Ume\u00e5 University. She has published widely on topics relating to art, literature, and religion, including <em>Culture, Communion and Recovery: Tolkienian Fairy-Story and Interreligious Exchange<\/em> (Cambridge Scholars, 2014), and is the editor of <em>Bloomsbury Studies in Popular Fiction and Religious Dynamics. <\/em>Butler Professor <strong>Michael Aronson<\/strong> (Lecturer, Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media) will serve as respondent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alana M. Vincent<\/strong> is Associate Professor in the History of Religion at Ume\u00e5 University. She has previously held posts at the University of Chester, University of Glasgow, and Swedish Theological Institute, Jerusalem. She has published widely on topics relating to art, literature, and religion, including <em>Culture, Communion and Recovery: Tolkienian Fairy-Story and Interreligious Exchange<\/em> (Cambridge Scholars, 2014), and is the editor of <em>Bloomsbury Studies in Popular Fiction and Religious Dynamics<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tPrevious Years&#8217; Brochures\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>For many years Butler University has sponsored the Butler Seminar on Religion and Global Affairs. In 2003, the Lilly Endowment Inc. funded the creation of The Compass Center at Butler University which now sponsors the Butler Seminar.&nbsp;Below is a selection of past seminars in the form of the original brochures that were created for each event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/worldchristianityinthenewcentury.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Christianity in the New Century<\/a>, 1999\u20132000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/religionandlawathomeandabroad.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and Law at Home and Abroad<\/a>, 2003\u20132004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/religionandscience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and Science<\/a>, 2004\u20132005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/religionandmedia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and Media<\/a>, 2005\u20132006<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/cfvseminarbrochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and the Corporation<\/a>, 2006\u20132007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/secularismandreligioninglobalperspective.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secularism and Religion in Global Perspective<\/a>, 2007\u20132008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/darwinreligionandsociety.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darwin, Religion and Society<\/a>, 2008\u20132009<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/religionseminarbrochure09_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerusalem: Traditions, Realities and Prospects<\/a>, 2009\u20132010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/religionseminarbrochure10_update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion, Peacemaking and Conflict<\/a>, 2010\u20132011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/religionseminarbrochure11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Christianity in the 21st Century<\/a>, 2011\u20132012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093158\/religionseminarbrochure2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and Global Health<\/a>, 2012\u20132013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093158\/religion_seminar_brochure_13-14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freedom of Expression and Religion<\/a>, 2013\u20132014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093158\/religion_seminar_brochure_1415_for_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and Reconciliation in Global Perspective<\/a>, 2014\u20132015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093158\/religion_race_and_culture.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion, Race and Culture<\/a>, 2015\u20132016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093156\/worldchristianityinthenewcentury.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion and Trans Lives in a Global Perspective<\/a>, 2016\u20132017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/08093158\/cfv-religionseminarseries17-18web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religion, Refugees, and Migration<\/a>, 2017\u20132018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacred Places: Intersections of Religion and Ecology, 2018\u20132019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Diaspora: Faith and Expressions\u20142023\u20132024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>317-940-8253<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seminar on Religion and Global Affairs is a program of The Compass Center at Butler University, promoting understanding of interfaith and intercultural relations through the discussion of religious issues in global perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After each event, video will be available on this website.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-69456edb1c3c5-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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We will explore questions like: What happens in the brain during meditation or prayer? Can AI understand or even participate in faith commitments? How do psychedelics impact religious experience? And what are the roles of religious traditions as resources for mental health?&nbsp; All events are free and open to the public and BCR credit for Butler students. Join us to explore these questions and more as we learn about the important intersections between religion and our understanding of the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mysticism-and-the-brain\">Mysticism and the Brain<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens in the brain when a Buddhist monk meditates? When a Catholic nun prays? When an Evangelical Protestant loses themselves in singing? At the turn of the millennium Dr. Andrew Newberg represented a pioneering voice in a field that did not yet exist, namely the neuroscientific study of religious experience.&nbsp; Much has changed in the past 25 years, as neuroscientists and theologians have studied this aspect of human mental experience. In this first public lecture of the series, audiences will hear from Newberg as a leading expert in the field he helped create. Newberg is the author of the classic book&nbsp;<em>Why God Won\u2019t Go Away<\/em>&nbsp;as well as multiple other studies including&nbsp;<em>How God Changes Your Brain, Neurotheology,<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Varieties of Spiritual Experience<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=He-qwsRWZiY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Mysticism and the Brain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-religion-and-artificial-minds\">Religion and Artificial Minds<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>While many of us have long found AI fascinating, it is largely since the splash made by ChatGPT that the general public has become aware of just how much progress has been made in the realm of artificial intelligence. Few computer science departments include a theologian, which makes Dr. Anne Foerst and St. Bonaventure University quite unique. With degrees in both computer science and theology, Foerst is the author of the book&nbsp;<em>God in the Machine: What Robots Teach Us about Humanity and God<\/em>&nbsp;as well as numerous articles that explore key questions at this important and timely intersection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tl9rHbKjhII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Religion and Artificial Minds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-religious-experience-and-psychedelics\">Religious Experience and Psychedelics<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been clear for decades that certain mind-altering substances can generate experiences that mirror those of mystics. Rev. Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles has done likewise. Clark-Soles is an American Baptist minister and Professor of New Testament, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Director of Baptist Studies at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. She also had the opportunity to participate in a psilocybin study. Since then, Clark-Soles has been speaking and writing not only about New Testament studies but the use of entheogens, which are more commonly known as psychedelics, as part of and within the context of a life of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kry8ePy034A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Religious Experience and Psychedelics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-religion-and-mental-health\">Religion and Mental Health<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In an era of increasing stress and anxiety, what is the role of religion and spirituality in fostering healthy minds? Prof. Leon Pettiway is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Indiana University as well as the Venerable Lobzang Dorje, a fully ordained monk in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. His academic and personal life have explored the intersection of urban geography, incarceration, spirituality, and wellbeing. These are also major themes in his most recent book&nbsp;<em>Only For the Brave At Heart: Essays Rethinking Race, Crime, and Justice<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jo4P-hGQKdU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Religion and Mental Health<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-69456edb1c3e9-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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The Compass Center in partnership with the Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement will present unique perspectives throughout the year on how Black people throughout the African Diaspora understand, practice, and express their faith\/spirituality in meaningful and culturally collective ways. This series will not be comprehensive in presentation but will provide examples to encourage further exploration and dialogue among various audiences. Central to this series will be a focus on the necessity of faith and spirituality as a vehicle for resilience and resistance to oppressive conditions and struggles that especially affect Black people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-black-and-buddhist\">Black and Buddhist<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar features the authors of the text <em>Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom<\/em>, Drs. Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles. In the foreword to their text, Gaylon Ferguson writes \u201cNow, more than ever, we need this message of peace, a. strong peace with justice and dignity. This is a practical message of cultivating inner spiritual power to meet the daily challenges of aggression, violence, lying, and deception.\u201d We will learn about the Buddhist faith and practice has served as a source of healing and liberation for many Black people and what about this religion is effective in addressing individual and collective suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jL-CzFmRrmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Recording of Black and Buddhist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-black-and-muslim\">Black and Muslim<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar is a collaborative effort with the Muslim Student Association to bring the Islamic and African Studies scholar Dr. Rudolph \u201cButch\u201d Ware II. He will provide knowledge and insight on his research of West African Muslim communities of Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania that serve as the basis for his book <em>The Walking Qur\u2019an: Islamic Education, Embodied Knowledge, and History in West Africa<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RadLPQSN7H4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Black and Muslim<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-black-and-jewish\">Black and Jewish<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar will involve the showing of the film, <em>Queen Esther<\/em>, and a discussion with the filmmaker Ira Mallory and two featured actresses\u2014Erreol Robinson and Paige Wells, who will specifically discuss their specific roles. Ira Mallory is native to Indianapolis and in addition to responding to audience questions about the film, he will discuss how the intersections of his Jewish faith and his filmmaking work allows him to be more authentic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ca7Nhx2OiTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Black and Jewish<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-black-and-womanist-as-expressed-through-mermaids-and-priestesses\">Black and Womanist as expressed through Mermaids and Priestesses<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The final seminar in the series includes Merwomanist scholar Dr. Jalondra Davis and Butler faculty member and&nbsp;historian Dr. Charlene Fletcher (History\/Anthropology\/Classics) discussing more traditional and alternative African religious expressions that are situated in the lives and experience of Black woman in the African Diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vcJQJCUFrH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Recording of Black and Womanist as expressed through Mermaids and Preistesses <\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-69456edb1c430-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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This inaugural session focuses on youth engagement through interfaith activism. We will hear from a former Interfaith Youth Corps activist who identifies as Hindu and Sikh, focusing on the training of youth and empowering them to become interfaith leaders. Additionally, audiences will hear from a recent Butler alumna and a current Butler student leader, both active in interfaith work on campus and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/apnF3vQ48ZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Recording of Youth Engagement in Interfaith Activism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faith-and-activism-in-indiana\">Faith and Activism in Indiana<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The work of interfaith activism is thriving in Indiana, with numerous organizations devoted to serving their communities. In this session, we will hear from a panel of local religious activists representing Catholic Charities in Indianapolis, Faith in Indiana, Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light, and Muslim Alliance of Indiana. The panelists will discuss their efforts to mobilize and implement change on individual, community, and policy levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gH4rWYv-YBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Recording of Faith and Activism in Indiana<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faith-sustaining-activism\">Faith Sustaining Activism<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Activism is difficult and challenging work, requiring a sustained foundation.&nbsp; For many activists it is their faith that ultimately sustains them and compels them to engage in their work of social change. 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