Can We Talk? Religion and Civil Dialogue in America

BRUCE FEILER @ Village Presbyterian Church

Tuesday, October 19th @ 7 PM

In a country built on religious freedom, how do we balance what the framers of the Constitution intended in light of today's world?

Mr. Feiler will include themes of the challenge, importance, and benefits of interfaith understanding in a rapidly shrinking world. He will incorporate observations from his recent best seller, America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story.

Bruce Feiler is one of America's most popular voices on faith, family, and finding meaning in everyday life. He is one of a small handful of writers with four consecutive New York Times nonfiction bestsellers in the last decade.

His works delve into rich histories of the faiths of Abraham (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), and Felier's current bestseller, Council of Dads, is based on his personal and poignant story. Facing life-threatening cancer, he looks beyond himself to engage those he trusts to guide and accompany his small twin daughters in his absence.

Feiler's personal faith experience coupled with his depth knowledge of historic faith figures promises an engaging and inspiring event.

His titles include America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story; Where God Was Born: A daring Adventure Through the Bible's Greatest Stories; Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths; Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses; and Walking the Bible: A Photographic Journey.

Enjoy learning more about Bruce Feiler at http://brucefeiler.com.

Tuesday, September 21 @ 7 p.m. "Sukkat Shalom: Building a Tabernacle of Peace." At Avila University in the Whitfield Center, 11901 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO. A dialogue focusing on sacred texts of the traditions and how they have promoted and inhibited efforts for peace through history will be presented by Rabbi Alan Cohen, director of Inter-religious Affairs of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee (JCRB/AJC), and the Reverend Scott Meyers of the Westport Presbyterian Church. This interfaith panel is co-sponsored by Avila University, Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee and Westport Presbyterian Church. The event is part of peace week activities. The public is invited.

Tuesday, Ocotober 19 @ 7:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Bruce Feiler @ Village Presbyterian Church. Can We Talk? Religion and Civil Dialogue in America. Tickets on sale now

Wednesday, October 20th. Bruce Feiler will participate in an informal discussion with the students at Notre Dame de Sion High School in the morning.

Thursday, October 28 @ 7:00 p.m. Voicing the Spiritual Self: The Language of Doubt and Belief
The Writers Place and the Festival of Faiths present a multifaceted reading by a diverse group of Kansas City authors as they share, in poetry and prose, their inner pilgrimages. Featuring a broad spectrum of spiritual geography, these writers will invite you into their personal stories of doubt and/or belief. Join us at The Writer's Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, KC MO. Suggested donation: $5.00

Sunday, November 7 @ 2 p.m. "The Hindu and the Cowboy" will be performed in the Truman Forum, Plaza Library.

Monday evening, Nov. 8. "The Hindu and the Cowboy" Kansas City's one-act play inspired by true stories of people from many faith traditions. Truman Forum, Plaza Library, exact time to be announced. Following a short reception at the close of the play, the audience is invited to stay for a 30-minute staged reading of new stories.

Wednesday, November 10, Vital Conversations Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler. Mid Continent Public Library, 6060 North Chestnut Avenue, Gladstone, MO, 1 p.m.

Abraham tells the powerful story of one man's search for the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Traveling through war zones, braving violence at religious sites, and seeking out faith leaders, Bruce Feiler uncovers the defining yet divisive role that Abraham plays for half the world's believers.

The Vital Conversations Book Club meets each month at the Antioch Branch of the Mid Continent Public Library, the second Wednesday of every month at 1 PM. All are welcome to attend these conversations and celebrate the rich pluralism of the greater Kansas City area

Thursday, November 11. The 2010 Table of Faiths Luncheon "Making a Difference, Changing Lives" at The Hyatt Regency Crown Center. For information about tickets and sponsorship options, please call 913-548-2973 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sunday, November 21. Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner. To be held at Regier Hall at Johnson County Community College; the dinner will be co-hosted by the Johnson County Community College Office of International Education and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and The Hearland Capter of Alliance of Divine Love.