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We help professionals better understand religion in the lives of those they serve by:

•	Supporting ground-breaking research on how religion impacts people and encouraging its use by the appropriate professionals;
•	Creating resources and training to improve the religious literacies among professionals;
•	Developing and testing curriculum in religion for all disciplines;
•	Presenting public forums and other activities to increase the visibility of religion in the public sphere.

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"Gaining New Perspectives for Life Enrichment"

An ecumenical lecture series

Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.

May 8, 2007 - "Sex, Politics and the Ethics of Stem Cell Research," a lecture by Dr. Bill Bondeson, MU Curators' Professor of Philosophy and Politics

May 15, 2007 - "White Nationalism on the American Landscape," a lecture by Dr. Larry Brown, MU Professor of Geography

May 22, 2007 - "Global Terrorism! Conflict Resolution?," a lecture by Dr. Paul Wallace, MU Professor Emeritus of Political Science

May 29, 2007 - "Providing Vital Involvement in our Own Aging," a lecture by Dr. Bob Dolliver, MU Professor Emeritus of Psychology

These lectures are at Broadway Christian Church, 2601 West Broadway, Columbia, and are open to the public.

June 27, 2007 - "Iran: How its Cultural History Has Contributed to its Current Geo-Political Relationships," a lecture by Dr. Larry Brown, MU Professor of Cultural Geography

July 11, 2007 - "Authoritarianism vs. Accommodation: A Condensed History of India," a lecture by Dr. Paul Wallace, MU Professor Emeritus of Political Science.

These lectures are at Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., CLC 107/109, Columbia, and are open to the public.

Sponsored by First Christian Church, Broadway Christian Church, First Presbyterian Church and United Methodist Church, Columbia, Mo.

A blog about faith, values and spirituality in the media, from CORP faculty, staff and friends.

ReligiousLife@MU
A blog about religious life at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Curious about how religion affects your profession? Click on your discipline for some ideas.

Read the latest surveys and polls on religion, beliefs, trends and current events here.

See list of professional and faith organizations here.

Read scholarly and professional journals about religion and medicine, journalism, political science and more here.