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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 5, 2007
CONTACT Aubrey Streit, (785) 227-3311, ext. 8274
BETHANY COLLEGE FORUM ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE WILL BE OCT. 30
LINDSBORG, Kan.—The Rev. Dr. Hans Ucko, an internationally known Swedish theologian and expert in interfaith issues, will be part of a forum on interfaith dialogue Oct. 30 at Bethany College.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. at Lindquist Hall on the Bethany College campus.
Panelists will address the question “How do people of faith live in a pluralistic world?”, then respond to each other and to questions from the audience.
Panelists will include Margaret Rausch, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Kansas and scholar of Islam; Rabbi Nissim Wernick of Ahavath Achim Hebrew Congregation in Wichita, Kan.; and Ucko, program executive for Inter-religious Relations and Dialogue at the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ucko is the 2007 Pearson Distinguished Professor of Swedish Studies at Bethany College. The Pearson Distinguished Professor of Swedish Studies program is endowed by Gerald L. "Bud" Pearson of Okoboji, Iowa, a former member of the board of directors and longtime friend of Bethany College. Under the program, each year a key figure in Swedish culture, arts or scholarship assumes the professorship at Bethany College. The purpose is to discover ways in which contemporary Swedish culture and experience can illuminate and strengthen life in the United States.
Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to nurture and challenge individuals in their search for truth and meaning as they lead lives of faith, learning and service. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu.
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