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DESCRIPTION: \nCAN WE TALK ABOUT GOD? \n   Devotion and Extremism in the Modern 
 Age\n\nTUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007\n  \n\nVENUE: International House, 2299 
 Piedmont Avenue (at Bancroft Avenue), UC Berkeley (Wheelchair accessible)\n 
   TIMINGS: 7:00 PM (Reception/book signing 6:15-6:45 PM)\n   ADMISSION: 
 FREE\n   For parking and driving directions click here.\n\n In the West, we 
 like our religion private. Indeed, recent religious flashpoints—from the 
 Danish cartoon controversy to the rhetoric of Pat Robertson to a 
 Congressman swearing an oath on the Qur'an—have taught us to fear public 
 manifestations of religion. How deserved is that fear? And, does 
 privatizing our religions help us manage faith’s ugly side—or does it, 
 in fact, push the devout so far in the corner that they lash out in 
 desperation?\n\n Please join us for a lively conversation between Roger 
 Scruton and Zaid Shakir, two thinkers with some common ground -- and some 
 sharply differing perspectives, moderated by Sandy Tolan of the UC Berkeley 
 Graduate School of Journalism.\n\n  Roger Scruton, the foremost 
 conservative thinker in Britain, is a writer and philosopher who has taught 
 in both Europe and America. He is currently a research professor at the 
 Institute of Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Va. Scruton believes the 
 values held by the West are distinct from those held by other cultures –- 
 and that this creates problems of accommodation, notably for Muslims in 
 western societies. (For a full bio click here.)\n  \n\n  Zaid Shakir, a 
 resident scholar at the Zaytuna Institute, is among the most respected 
 Muslim voices in America. Previously an imam at an inner-city mosque in New 
 Haven, Connecticut, he remains deeply concerned about social justice and 
 insists Muslims not dilute their theological heritage while negotiating 
 their Western context. (For a full bio click here.)\n\nSandy Tolan 
 (Moderator), is an award-winning journalist, documentary-maker, and author 
 of the acclaimed book The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the 
 Middle East. He currently teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism at 
 the University of California at Berkeley, where he directs the 
 International Reporting Project.\n  \n\nA FREE public event presented by 
 the Zaytuna Institute\n  Co-sponsored by KPFA 94.1 fm, Cody's Bookstore, 
 the Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, and the Religion, Politics, and 
 Globalization Program at UC Berkeley.\n \nFOR MORE INFO\nPhone: 
 510-582-1979 | E-mail: info@zaytuna.org | Visit:\n 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/22/18403655.php
SUMMARY:CAN WE TALK ABOUT GOD?- Devotion & Extremism in the Modern Age
LOCATION:International House, 2299 Piedmont Avenue (at Bancroft Avenue), UC Berkeley 
 (Wheelchair accessible) 
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/22/18403655.php
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