Religion, Politics, and Violence: Why the 2008 Presidential Election May Change Everything for Everyone

Event: Guest Lecture
Who: David Domke, Univ. of Washington
When: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Time: 5 p.m.
Where: Schneebeck Concert Hall (directions)
Tickets: Free; no tickets required.
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Additional Information: David Domke (Washington State Professor of the Year, 2007) has written two books on religion in American politics: God Willing? Political Fundamentalism in the White House, the War on Terror, and the Echoing Press (2004), and The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America (2008). 

Sponsored by the Catharine Gould Chism Fund this year-long lecture series on Religion and Violence, will feature three speakers addressing their own particular (and disparate) area of interest in the topic. One is on the U.S. presidency, another is on the atomic bombings of Japan, and another is on sanctified violence in the ancient world (and today). Lectures look at how religions enable violence, and how religions respond to violence.