Oct. 8: Environmental Ethics from Three Faith Perspectives

A panel discussion of religion and ecology with three of the region’s most important intellectuals

When: Saturday 8 October, 2:00-3:15 PM

Where: DeBoest Lecture Hall on the Indianapolis Museum of Art campus

The first of Bridging the Gap's “Reverence for Life” public dialogue series will feature Representative David Orentlicher (from the Jewish perspective), Sr. Mary Lou Dolan (Catholic), and Dr. Shahid Athar (Islam) will reflect upon issues such as health and the environment, stewardship vs. dominion, and the Precautionary Principle. This event is part of the Fifth annual Earth Charter Community Summit, visit http://www.earthcharterindiana.org/ for registration information.

If you like this event, check out … other upcoming events looking at the environment. You can learn about the Orthodox Christian attitude about nature and ecology. Wendell Berry will discuss relations between ourselves and the natural world. I will talk about how environmental issues such as water shortages could spark international conflicts in the future.

You also have a lot of opportunities to continue the interfaith dialogue: a feastly celebration with Jews, Muslims, and Christians; dinner and fun with the Sikh community; and a 20th anniversary celebration of “Interfaith in Indianapolis”