[ September 12, 2010; 10:10 am to 11:15 am. ] Why Free Thought Is So Important to Religion:  The Great Religious Advance Made By Our Free Thought Predecessors

The German philosopher Karl Jaspers first coined the term ‘Axial Age’ as the period from 800 BCE to 200 CE during which various civilizations independently experienced periods of unprecedented religious creativity. The major religious traditions we know [...]

[ September 19, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:30 am. ] Andy Rindquist, hospice nurse with many years of experience, will speak about his experiences with death, dying, and grieving.  More to follow!

[ September 26, 2010; 10:10 am to 11:15 am. ] Suffering and Our Commitment to Reality: Religious Musings on the movie Inception.

The movie Inception has generated large audiences in the US and abroad with its dramatic plot, fine acting performances, great car chase scenes, and especially with its exploration of the meaning of reality. It is part Ocean’s Eleven, part Matrix!

Andrew Kerr will [...]

[ October 10, 2010; 10:10 am to 11:15 am. ] Mathematics and The Good:  The Religious Significance of Mathematics

About 2,300 years ago, Plato delivered a lecture entitled “Mathematics and the Good.” The audience included Aristotle and Xenophon, and failed to make much connection between the two announced concepts. Many centuries later, the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead wrote an essay with a similar title, [...]

[ October 17, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:15 am. ] Iowa County organic orchardist Mike Manogue will speak about his experiences on the land growing apples.  More to follow!