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Disciplining the Soul

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April 16, 2024

7:00pm ET

Claire Fagin Hall Auditorium

A Priest and Shaykh Discuss the Perfection of the Spiritual Life

A free dinner conversation with Rev. David Friel and Shaykh Mohamud Awil Mohamed on what the Christian and Muslim traditions teach us about the role of self-abnegation and self-discipline in seeking spiritual perfection.

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Rev. David Friel

Director of the Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary

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Shaykh Mohamud Awil Mohamed

Ph.D. Student in History

University of Pennsylvania

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How to Rest

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November 13, 2023

6:00pm ET

Bodek Lounge (Houston Hall)

Christianity, Buddhism, and the Search for Serenity

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MODERATOR:

Philip Gehrman

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Justin McDaniel

Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Professor of the Humanities

University of Pennsylvania

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Caroline Connolly

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Psychology

University of Pennsylvania

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The Pursuit of Happiness

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April 12, 2023

7pm ET

Amado Recital Hall (Irvine 110)

A Priest, an Imam, and a Positive Psychologist Talk Faith and Human Happiness

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MODERATOR:

Hyacinth Cordell

Pastor

St. Patrick Church, Philadelphia

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Arqum Rashid

Resident Scholar and Imam

Islamic Society of Central Delaware

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James Pawelski

Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center

University of Pennsylvania

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