Tuesday, 2/28, 8 pm, Craig Lecture Hall

Ali Abunimah is author of "One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" and co-founder of Electronic Intifada. Sponsored by Students for a Free Palestine.

During Lent Credo will be partnering with local churches from Oberlin Area Cooperating Ministries to offer Mid-Week Lenten Services on Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45 pm. The theme is "Counting the Cost of Bearing Witness to the Cross." Services will include music, prayer, scripture, and a message. Participants are encouraged to make contributions to our collective Lenten hunger offering. The schedule of locations and speakers is below:

2/29 - Fairchild Chapel, Peter Slowik

3/7 - First United Methodist Church, Rev. Patrice Brewer

3/14 - First Church in Oberlin (UCC), Barbara Pierce

3/21 - Peace Community Church, Anita Peebles

3/28 - Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Speaker TBA

4/4 - May 9 Fairchild Chapel (Normal Credo A Capella services resume)

Office Hours: Thursday, 3/1, 11 am-1 pm, Career Services

Info Session: Thursday, 3/1, 4:30 pm, King 101

Oberlin consistently ranks among the top colleges for producing Peace Corps Volunteers. Peace Corps provides a fulfilling way to use your specialized skills to help others while also challenging yourself to learn and grow as a person. Cleveland-based Peace Corps Representative, Annabel Khouri, who served in Kenya, will visit campus on Thursday, March 1st. Annabel can be reached at 216.527.8170, akhouri@peacecorps.gov. Volunteers of all backgrounds and ages are serving around the world, working on important global issues like food security, environmental conservation, education reconstruction, HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention, poverty relief through grassroots economic development, women's empowerment, and more. Peace Corps Volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age, but there is no upper age limit for Peace Corps service. Peace Corps is currently in need of agriculture and environmental specialists. Peace Corps Volunteers contribute sustainable solutions to their community's agricultural issues, help preserve natural resources, and strengthen local understanding of environmental issues.

Sunday, 3/4, 7:30 pm, Craig Aud., Ancient Synagogues: Field Debates

Monday, 3/5, 7:30 pm, Craig Aud., Palestinian Synagogues: Iconographic Cues

Wednesday, 3/7, 4:30 pm, Craig Aud., Diaspora Synagogues: Continuity and Innovation

Jodi Magness, PhD, is the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She previously taught at Tufts University. Dr. Magness specializes in the archaeology of ancient Palestine in the Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods. Her research interests include Jerusalem, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues, Masada, and ancient pottery. She received her BA in Archaeology and History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania. She was a post-doctoral fellow at Brown University. In June 2011 she began a new dig at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village just 2.8 miles from Migdal and close to Capernaum.

Wednesday, 3/7, 7 pm, West Lecture Hall

Thomas Lewis is an associate professor of Religion at Brown University. He is widely regarded as among the leading Hegel scholars in America and has recently published "Religion, Modernity and Politics in Hegel." For more information please contact James Swan Tuite. Sponsored by the Mead Swing Lectureship Committee. 

Saturday, 3/10, 4 pm, Oberlin Public Library

Sunday, 3/11, 7 pm, Hales Gymnasium

Tuesday, 3/13, 7 pm, First Church in Oberlin (UCC) Meetinghouse

"Thy Will Be Done" is a film that explores the experience of a transgender person seeking ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The film screening will be followed by refreshments and a panel-led discussion. All are welcome. Presented by: the First Church in Oberlin (UCC), MRC, ORSL, and QUAF. Co-Sponsored by: Christ Episcopal Church, Oberlin First United Methodist Church, Oberlin Friends Meeting, Oberlin UU Fellowship Social Justice Team, and Peace Community Church.

Tuesday, 4/10, Festival: Noon, Root Room; Lecture: 8 pm, Finney Chapel

Save the date for Friendship Day 2012, when college and community will welcome Gustav Niebuhr, professor of religion and media studies at Syracuse University and former reporter for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He is a leading writer about American religion and recently published Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America. He is also the grandson of H. Richard Niebuhr and the grand nephew of Reinhold Niebuhr, two of the most famous 20th c. Protestant theologians.

Saturday, 4/14, 10 am, Departing from the Multifaith Center

Lunch will be available for $5 at Udupi Cafe. Everyone should wear clothing that covers shoulders and knees (no tanktops, shorts) and women should bring a headscarf for visiting the masjid. To register please email greg.mcgonigle@oberlin.edu. Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.

Sunday, 4/22, 1-6 pm, Starting at the Multifaith Center

OC students of all religions and philosophies are welcome to engage in this Interfaith Service Day, which will focus on intentional ecological service in celebration of Earth Day. We will register at 1 pm, serve in local non-profit settings, and conclude with reflection and a meal by 6 pm. All are welcome. Registration information available soon. For more information please contact Alyssa.Phelps@oberlin.edu or Lara.Griffin@oberlin.edu.

Thursday, 4/26, 7:30 pm, King 306

Director Jacob Bender will screen and discuss his film "Out of Cordoba: Averroes and Maimonides in Their Time and Ours" which explores some of the most vexing issues of our time: Is there a "clash of civilizations" between Western and Muslim civilizations? Are Jews and Muslims incapable of peaceful coexistence? Does religious faith lead inevitably to xenophobia and violence? Sponsored by the Mead Swing Lectureship Committee, the History Department, La Casa Hispánica, Cinema Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies.

Sunday, 5/27, 1:30 pm, Warner Concert Hall

All are welcome at this multifaith spiritual celebration with music, prayers, inspirational readings and an address to give thanks for, inspire, and bless the Class of 2012. This year's address will be given by Daisy Kahn, Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, which was a major partner in the effort to build a mosque and interfaith center near Ground Zero in New York City. ASMA is also engaged in domestic and international programs to promote Muslim women's and youth empowerment and leadership and to deepen the discourse of progressive Islam. Sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and the Commencement/Reunion Weekend Committee.