EVOLVE Adult Education Presents Jim Kenney

Jim Kenney, Executive Director of Common Ground will offer a presentation entitled "Turmoil and Transition: The Changing Islamic World" on Saturday, June 6 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in McDonnell Hall.

It's curious that people often tend to regard the world of Islam as static and unchanging, but Muslims are as affected by the changing modern world as any people. Jim will explore the complex diversity found in the Islamic world: devotion (the majority), fundamentalism, (the minority) terrorism (a tiny fraction of the population) and progressive commitment to humankind (the growth sector of Muslim culture).

Given the violent images we see in the news, it is challenging to realize that Islam, like Christianity and Judaism before, is now undergoing a necessary reformation to better adapt to the political, scientific and social realities of a globally interdependent world. Jim will explore some evidence that a degree of reformation is occurring which offers hope for a more peaceful integration of Islam with other major religious traditions and democratic cultures.

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