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Center for Religion, Culture and Community Newsletter #1, July 25, 2015

CRCC JULY NEWS NEWS Thomas O’Brien, Ph.D.

Director, CRCC

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The DePaul Center for Religion, Culture and Community brings DePaul students and faculty as well as the wider community together to explore the requirements of building communities across religious boundaries. The work of the Center engages religious dimensions of pluralism, conflict and peace building in multiple contexts. Our goal is to promote dialogue and connect DePaul’s efforts with religious culture with individuals and institutions that are developing new approaches to interreligious cooperation across the U.S. and internationally.

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As of July 1st, we have changed our name from Center for Interreligious Engagement to Center for Religion, Culture and Community officially.

In May, 2015, we had held a committee meeting regarding the name change and decided to move forward with the new name, Center for Religion, Culture and Community.

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Our center is here to help you practically increase your knowledge of religion.

Furthermore, we hope to encourage discussion and create events that are practical for faculty, staff, students, and community members. And, the collaboration will assist all of us to develop new and innovative programs at the center.

The Name Change: Center for Religion, Culture and Community

July 25, 2015

Previous Co Sponsored Events

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As of July 1st, we have changed our name from Center for Interreligious Engagement to Center for Religion, Culture and Community

The CRCC Co-Sponsored Event #1 “20th Annual Joseph Cardinal Bernard in Jerusalem Lecture”: Our Spiritual Patrimony: A Jewish Perspective on the Transformation of Jewish-Catholic Relations

The CRCC Co Sponsored Event #2 “Seeking Justice: Strengthening the Prospects for Middle East Peace

The DePaul University’s motto is “I will show you the way of wisdom” (Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi)

Proverbs 4:11

Center for Religion, Culture and Community Newsletter #1, July 25, 2015

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“Seeking Justice: Strengthening the Prospects For Middle East Peace”

The audiences enjoyed the talk on Tuesday, March 31 at 6 P.M., DePaul Student Center #120B (With David Makovsky). Between November 2013 and September 2014, David Makovsky advised Secretary of State John Kerry as part of an elite team charged with seeking an historic peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. Makovsky’s firsthand account of what it’s like to work behind the scenes on the most difficult diplomatic issues of the last century provides a riveting view of the issues, the personalities, and the prospects for peace moving forward.

The Previous CRCC Co Sponsored Event #1

The Previous CRCC Co Sponsored Event #2

“20th Annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture”: “Our Spiritual Patrimony: A Jewish Perspective on the Transformation of Jewish-Catholic Relations”

The CRCC co sponsored this event successfully on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 7 P.M. the DePaul University Lincoln Park Student Center. The speaker, Rabbi David Fox Sandmel shared his view and his personal experience on the Jewish-Catholic relations.

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Center for Religion, Culture and Community Newsletter #1, July 25, 2015

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Director: Thomas O’Brien

Administrative Assistant: Yesoe Yoon