University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Dating Seriously?

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April 10, 2024

4:00pm CT / 5:00pm ET

President's Room, Coffman Union

A Jewish Rabbi and Christian Professor Discuss Love and Loneliness

There’s no Google Maps for the dating world, but come hear some Christian and Jewish perspectives on wayfinding in the age of swiping, ghosting, and red flags. A dinner conversation welcome to anyone with aspirations of love and contentment.

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Laura Smit

Professor of Religion

Calvin University

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MODERATOR:

Yitzi Steiner

Director of Chabad at the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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MODERATOR:

Penelope Corbett

Undergraduate Student

University of Minnesota

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Can I Be Whole?

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February 28, 2023

6pm CT / 7pm ET

Coffman Memorial Union

Mississippi Room

Religion and the Journey to Mental Wholeness

A multi-faith dialogue on mental health and wellness.

Living in modernity can be exhausting, despite all the modern promises of progress and liberation. The rising cases of mental health breakdowns and panic attacks express this exhaustion. Yet, we long for hope in the face of these dark clouds and search for mental wholeness remains alive. Come explore over dinner and discussion, the unique claims and perspectives of Christianity and Islam as it relates to our journey to mental wholeness and our longing for healing.

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Stephen Beck

Pastor at City Life Church and Professor

Mosaix Academy

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MODERATOR:

Hamdy El-Sawaf

Psychotherapist

Family Counseling Center and Islamic Community Center

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MODERATOR:

Jaime Konerman-Sease

Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor

University of Minnesota

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Loving God, Loving Neighbor

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March 24, 2022

5pm CT / 4pm ET

President's Room, Coffman Memorial Union

A dinner conversation about Muslim and Christian Perspectives on the 'other'

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Paul Lim

Associate Professor of the History of Christianity

Vanderbilt Divinity School

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MODERATOR:

Fuad Naeem

Assistant Professor in Theology

University of St. Thomas

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MODERATOR:

Ustadha Faduma Warsame

Chaplain and Muslim Life Advisor

University of Minnesota

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Between Cities aims to create a public forum for thoughtful engagement between Christianity and the life of the university and to pursue the good, the true, and the beautiful in every field of study and vocation.  In the spirit of St. Augustine, we aim to bring together reason and faith, fact and value, the cities we live in now and the eternal City toward which we look in hope.

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