The 13 most read and shared posts on Brain Pickings in 2013
Brain Pickings, December 26, 2013 Everything you missed and everything you’d want to revisit, in one cozy place. As the year rolls to an end, what better way to reflect on its fruits than by looking...
View ArticleCornel West on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela as “Santa Claus”&...
Cornel West, one of the leading African American and public intellectuals, who will speak at WKU on February 21 as part of the 2013/14 Cultural Enhancement Series, cautions against the “Santa...
View ArticleWhat should we be worried about?
Big picture thinkers on ‘real scenarios that keep scientists up at night’ Since we can’t stop worrying, can science teach us at least how to worry better? What should and shouldn’t we be worried about...
View ArticleRace and Democracy in the Age of Obama – A Lecture by Dr. Cornel West
Justice is what love looks like in public. (Cornel West) Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear one of the leading African American intellectuals. Cornel West is a scholar, activist,...
View ArticleGlobal Christianity: Poverty, Conflict & Peace Building – Film “Mandela and...
Tue, Mar 18, 6-8.30pm, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 4754 Smallhouse Rd, Bowling Green, KY 6pm: Welcome with refreshments 6.30pm: Film presentation of “Mandela and de Klerk (1997) 7.15-8.30pm:...
View ArticleA Conversation with Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette (Chandler School of Theology,...
Hosted by the Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility Friday, April 25, 2014, 3pm, Garrett 116 refreshments The Rev. Dr. Lafayette, an ordained minister, is a longtime civil rights...
View ArticleA Symposium on Peace, Islam, and Counter-Narratives
This conference brings together academics, practitioners, policy influencers, and Muslim thought leaders to discuss the potential strategic role of the Islam in American security policy and...
View ArticleIslam and Politics
A discussion with and between Michael McClellan, WKU Diplomat in Residence & Dr. Soleiman Kiasatpour, Political Science Mon, Sep 15, 12.30-1.30, Grise Hall 339 Pizza & Politics, sponsored by...
View ArticleIdeaFestival 2014 #2: Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It...
Stephen Cave Session: Immortality Wednesday, October 1, 2014 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Kentucky Center) Dr Stephen Cave is a philosopher, writer and critic. He has worked both as an academic, studying and...
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