VANCOUVER, Wash. – A panel of four accomplished women of different faiths will gather at Washington State University Vancouver to discuss intersections between traditions as they speak to morality and respond to the difficulties women have had in these religious traditions. Moderated by Wendy Dasler Johnson, associate professor of English at 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø, this interfaith seminar will be held from 7 – 10 p.m. April 24 in the Dengerink Administration building, room 110. This event is free and open to the public.
Johnson will lead the panel through a series of questions such as: Are moral codes and morality faith-dependent? Is morality a product of nature or nurture? Is there a difference between morality and spirituality?
Panelist will include:
Reverend Domyo Burk – A Soto Zen Buddhist priest and spiritual director of the Bright Way Zen Community in Portland, Ore., Burk trained at Dharma Rain Zen Center with Rev. Gyokuko Carlson, and is a graduate of Oregon State University and Reed College.
Professor Shanaz Tejani-Butt - Tejani-Butt takes an active role in humanitarian activities and in correcting misconceptions about Muslim women. She serves on advisory boards for Humanity First, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Pathways Pennsylvania. Tejani-Butt is a professor of pharmacology and toxicology, and associate dean for the College of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
Reverend Barbara Carnegie Campbell – Campbell envisions a future when communities of faith will gather around diverse new and old traditions and openly welcome questions about spiritual belief and practice. She is pastor at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Portland, Ore and a member of the Interfaith Council of Greater Portland. She has supported interfaith work for years and recently started Abraham’s Tent day camp for Christian, Jewish and Muslim children.
Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker – Dunsker serves at Congregation Kol Ami in Vancouver, Wash. She earned undergraduate degrees in sociology and women’s studies from Simmons College and earned her Master’s in Hebrew Literature and Ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She was raised in a Reform Jewish home in Rochester, NY.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205 and is accessible via C-Tran bus service. Parking for this event is available at meters or in the Blue Daily Pay Lot for $3. Parking is free after 7 p.m.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Wendy Dasler Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences, 360-546-9648, wjohnson1@vancouver.wsu.edu
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu