BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1261@redriveruu.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221127T110000 DTSTAMP:20230104T150414Z URL:https://redriveruu.org/events/adult-forum-comparative-religion-now-thr u-jan-22-2022-11-27/ SUMMARY:Adult Forum: "Comparative Religion" Now thru Jan 29 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhat\, exactly\, is religion? And why does one religious tr adition often differ so markedly from another\, even when you might not ex pect it to? Why\, for example\, are the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism\, Chri stianity\, and Islam—despite their common source—often so different? A nd what kinds of factors separate the beliefs of a Hindu or Buddhist not o nly from those held by Jews\, Christians\, or Muslims\, or by each other\, but also from many who identify themselves as fellow Hindus or Buddhists? \n\nDr. Charles Kimball is Presidential Professor and Director of the Reli gious Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma. A graduate of Oklahom a State University\, Professor Kimball holds an M.Div. from The Southern B aptist Theological Seminary and a Th.D. from Harvard University in Compara tive Religion with a specialization in Islamic studies. An ordained Baptis t minister\, Professor Kimball is a frequent lecturer and an expert analys t on issues on the Middle East\, Islam\, Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations \, and the intersection of religion and politics in the United States.  P rofessor Kimball has visited the Middle East more than 35 times and has wo rked with Congress\, the White House\, and the State Department. Professor Kimball is the author of four books\, including When Religion Becomes Evi l (named one of the Top 15 Books on Religion for 2002 by Publishers Weekly ) and Striving Together: A Way Forward in Christian-Muslim Relations.\n\nT his is a series of 24 lectures of 30 minutes each. We will watch and discu ss the remaining 13 lectures.\n \;\n\nOct 23 - From Birth to Death - R eligious rituals\nOct 30 - Daily\, Weekly\, Annual Religious Rituals\nNov 6 - Ritual Sacrifice in the World Religions\nNov13 - The Human Predicament - How to Overcome It\nNov 20 - The Problems of Sin and Forgetfulness\nNov 27 - Breaking Through the Illusion of Reality\nDec 4 - The Goal of Religi ous Life\nDec 11 - The Way of Faith and the Way of Devotion\nDec 18 - OOP\ , reran -The Way of Faith and the Way of Devotion\nDec 25 - Christmas\nJan 1 - New Years Day\nJan 8- The Way of Action and the Way of Meditation\nJa n 15 - The Way of Mistics\nJan 22 - The Evolution of Religious Institution s\nJan 29 - Religious Diversity in the 21st Century\n CATEGORIES:Adult Forum LOCATION:Red River Unitarian Universalists\, 515 North Burnett Avenue\, Den ison\, TX\, 75020\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=515 North Burnett Avenue\, Denison\, TX\, 75020\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Red River Unitarian Universalists:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR