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Progressive Religion, with Jennifer Butler and Wade Clark Roof

Event Start: February 16, 2012 07:30 PM

Event End: February 16, 2012 09:00 PM

Event Details:

Jennifer Butler and Wade Clark Roof, Lecture: “Progressive Religion” 
Parish Hall, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara 

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American Catholics in the Twenty-First Century, with Michele Dillon

Event Start: January 19, 2012 08:00 PM

Event End: January 19, 2012 09:30 PM

Event Details:

JE and Lillian Byrne Tipton Distinguished Visting Professor in Catholic Studies 
Michele Dillon, Lecture: “American Catholics in the Twenty-First Century” 
First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance Street

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Damned Nation: Ending the Global War Against Women and Children Event Image

Damned Nation: Ending the Global War Against Women and Children, with Samantha Nutt

Event Start: January 17, 2012 08:00 PM

Event End: January 17, 2012 09:30 PM

Event Location: Fleischmann Auditorium at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Event Price:

Free

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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America Event Image

Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, with Melissa Harris-Perry

Event Start: October 04, 2011 08:00 PM

Event End: October 04, 2011 09:30 PM

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Melissa Harris-Perry, Lecture: “Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America”  
UCSB Corwin Pavilion 

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The Desert and the Experience of God, with Richard Rodriguez

Event Start: April 21, 2011 08:00 PM

Event End: April 21, 2011 09:30 PM

Event Details:

Martin E. Marty Lectureship on Religion in American Life 
Richard Rodriguez, Lecture: “The Desert and the Experience of God” 
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara

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The Lost Art of Democratic Argument — Can We Reason Together About Values Without Rancor and Incivility? Event Image

The Lost Art of Democratic Argument — Can We Reason Together About Values Without Rancor and Incivility, with Michael Sandel

Event Start: February 01, 2011 08:00 PM

Event End: February 01, 2011 09:30 PM

Event Details:

Michael J. Sandel, Lecture: “The Lost Art of Democratic Argument — Can We Reason Together About Values Without Rancor and Incivility?" 
UCSB Campbell Hall 
Co-presented with UCSB Arts & Lectures 

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California Crackup: Repairing the Golden State, with Joe Mathews

Event Start: October 25, 2010 08:00 PM

Event End: October 25, 2010 09:30 PM

Event Details:

Joe Mathews, Lecture: “California Crackup: Repairing the Golden State” 
Fleischmann Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara 

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Frontrunner: The Afghan Woman Who Surprised the World

Event Start: October 21, 2010 06:00 PM

Event End: October 21, 2010 07:30 PM

Event Details:

Film Screening: "Frontrunner: The Afghan Woman Who Surprised the World," with special appearance by the Emmy Award-winning producer and film director, Virginia Williams 
UCSB Women’s Center

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An American Dilemma: Obama, Afghanistan, and Vietnam Event Image

An American Dilemma: Obama, Afghanistan, and Vietnam, with George Packer

Event Start: May 19, 2010 08:00 PM

Event End: May 19, 2010 09:30 PM

Event Details:

George Packer, Lecture: “An American Dilemma: Obama, Afghanistan, and Vietnam” 
Victoria Hall, Santa Barbara

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Feminist Leadership in Building Global Community, with Kavita N. Ramdas

Event Start: February 09, 2010 08:00 PM

Event End: February 09, 2010 09:30 PM

Event Details:

Kavita Ramdas, Lecture: “Feminist Leadership in Building Global Community" 
Parish Hall, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara

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The Revival of Progressive Religious Activism and the Future of American Public Life Event Image

The Revival of Progressive Religious Activism and the Future of American Public Life, with Robert Jones

Event Start: January 21, 2010 05:30 PM

Event End: January 21, 2010 07:00 PM

Event Details:

Robert P. Jones, Lecture and Book Signing: “The Revival of Progressive Religious Activism and the Future of American Public Life” 
Parish Hall, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara

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Speak Truth To Power, with Kerry Kennedy

Event Start: November 05, 2009 08:00 PM

Event End: November 05, 2009 09:30 PM

Event Location: UCSB Campbell Hall

Event Price:

Free

Event Details:

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Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World, with Vali Nasr

Event Start: October 11, 2009 03:00 PM

Event End: October 11, 2009 04:30 PM

Event Details:

Vali Nasr, Lecture: “Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World” 
Victoria Hall, Santa Barbara 
Cosponsored by UCSB Center for Middle East Studies

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An Evening with Karen Armstrong

Event Start: September 22, 2009 08:00 PM

Event End: September 22, 2009 09:30 PM

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Karen Armstrong, Lecture: “An Evening with Karen Armstrong” 
The Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara 
Cosponsored by Virgil Cordano O.F.M. Endowment in Catholic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara

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Integrity, Leadership, Trust: A Different Measure of Obama’s First 100 Days, with Jim Lichtman

Event Start: June 18, 2009 05:30 PM

Event End: June 18, 2009 07:00 PM

Event Details:

Jim Lichtman, Lecture: “Integrity, Leadership, Trust: A Different Measure of Obama’s First 100 Days” 
McCune Founders Room, The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

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Citizens Cain and Abel: Theological Anthropology and Progressive Religion Event Image

Citizens Cain and Abel: Theological Anthropology and Progressive Religion, with Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite

Event Start: May 24, 2009 03:00 PM

Event End: May 24, 2009 04:30 PM

Event Details:

The Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Lecture: “Citizens Cain and Abel: Theological Anthropology and Progressive Religion” 
Victoria Hall, Santa Barbara

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Spirituality and Culture, with Joan Chittister

Event Start: April 02, 2009 08:00 PM

Event End: April 02, 2009 09:30 PM

Event Details:

Sister Joan Chittister

"Spirituality and Culture"

The Marjorie Luke Theater

721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara

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Being the Hands of God: Jewish Perspectives on America’s Social Justice Agenda Event Image

Being the Hands of God: Jewish Perspectives on America’s Social Justice Agenda, with David Saperstein

Event Start: March 22, 2009 03:00 PM

Event End: March 22, 2009 04:30 PM

Event Details:

Rabbi David Saperstein, Lecture: “Being the Hands of God: Jewish Perspectives on America’s Social Justice Agenda” 
Victoria Hall, Santa Barbara

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The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle against America’s Veterans Event Image

The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle against America’s Veterans, with Aaron Glantz

Event Start: March 01, 2009 03:00 PM

Event End: March 01, 2009 04:30 PM

Event Details:

Aaron Glantz, Lecture: “The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle against America’s Veterans” 
Victoria Hall, Santa Barbara

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Everything Must Change: Rediscovering Christian Faith as a Spiritual-Social Movement Event Image

Everything Must Change: Rediscovering Christian Faith as a Spiritual-Social Movement, with Brian McLaren

Event Start: February 09, 2009 07:00 PM

Event End: February 09, 2009 08:30 PM

Event Details:

Brian McLaren, Lecture: “Everything Must Change: Rediscovering Christian Faith as a Spiritual-Social Movement” 
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara

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