Upcoming Events

SPRING 2021

Theme: Religion in the Public Sphere

Please note: Discussions in the spring will continue to take place on Zoom. Monthly discussions begin the first Wednesday in September and continue through the first Wednesday in May. Meetings are from noon-1 pm.

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May 5: Reflections on the Pandemic

After 14 months of an officially declared global pandemic, what have we learned? What does the future hold? Guest: David Quammen, author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic and The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life Additional religious panelist: Karen DeCotis

Regular Panel Participants

Rabbi Ed Stafman is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth Shalom, where he served for 10 years. Formerly a trial lawyer in Florida, he holds a masters degree in religion and has completed the coursework for a PhD in Religion of Western Antiquity. Dr. Ruhul Amin and Shadmani Amin share the panel position representing Islam. He is a professor of mechanical engineering, president of the Islamic Center of Bozeman, and faculty advisor for the Muslim Student Association. Shadmani is the lab coordinator for the department of chemistry and biochemistry. The Rev. Dr. Jody McDevitt is co-pastor of First Presbyterian Church (PC(USA)). Her theology degrees are from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. The Rev. Leo Proxell is poster of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Formerly he served parishes in western Montana. He also was campus minister at Carroll College and taught theology there for three years.

Additional Religious Panelists’ Affiliations:

Karen DeCotis, Zen Buddhist Priest, Bozeman Dharma Center Rachel Allen, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Rev. Duffy Peet, minister, Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman