Standing Your Sacred Ground

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May 16, 7 p.m. Live Webcast

There is no better time to stand up for your values than when they are under attack. 

In the decade following the attacks of 9/11, suspicion and animosity toward American Muslims and alarmist, hateful rhetoric invoking the specter of Islam as a menacing, deeply anti-American force have become commonplace rather than being relegated to the fringes of political discourse. This prejudice is a challenge to the ideals of American life. This evening, renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel will discuss the art and science of interfaith work, showing us that Americans from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. have been “interfaith leaders.” Sharing stories from the frontlines of interfaith activism, he’ll bring to life the growing body of research on how faith can be a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier. 

Eboo Patel is a Rhodes Scholar and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University. US News & World Report named him one of America’s Best Leaders of 2009. He is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader striving for inter-religious understanding and peace. Eboo is founder and president of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based organization building the interfaith movement on college campuses and also serves on the Religious Advisory Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Department of Homeland Security’s Faith-based Advisory Council. Author of Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generationand Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America, he is also a regular contributor to the Washington Post, USA Today, Huffington Post, NPR, and CNN. 

Free admission!   Donations are accepted.

Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America book sale and signing after the program!