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SEN473 Current Issues in the Middle East
5 sessions, 10 hours
This popular, ongoing course offers new content each term
as participants discuss and analyze the stories behind today’s
headlines. Focusing on the shifting landscape that defines the
Middle East in the 21st century, this course will attempt to
place modern issues in a historical perspective in an attempt
to understand the forces that have influenced current events.
Through lectures, readings, films and, occasionally, guest
speakers, the instructor will share her unique insights on the
region gleaned over a period of more than four decades. Subjects
of current interest will include mass migrations, economic
disparities, shifting borders, ethnic tensions, conflicting
nationalisms, and extremism in the name of religion. U.S. policy
as it relates to these issues will also be considered.
4-Digit Number: 7886
Tue, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, 2/13 – 3/13
Location: Sweadner Hall
Tuition: $40.00
Fee: $99.00
Total: $139.00
MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
ILR399 Beyond theVeil
5 sessions, 10 hours
This course goes beyond the popular stereotypes and western
assumptions about gender relations among the world’s 1.7 billion
Muslims to explore the complex nature of women’s role in Islam
across time and space, spanning 1,400 years and six continents.
Through an investigation of historical Islamic pronouncements,
extensive field observations, selected readings, discussion,
films, and guest speakers, participants will develop a deeper
understanding of the evolution and dynamics of women’s role
within the greater Islamic milieu. A reading list will be provided
during the first class.
4-Digit Number: 8051
Tue , 2:30pm - 4:30pm, 4/10 – 5/8
Location: Sweadner Hall
Tuition: $40.00
Fee: $99.00
Total: $139.00
MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
Instructor:
Linda Pappas Funsch is a
specialist in modern Middle East studies and
Islamic history. With a MA degree in Near
Eastern Studies from New York University, she
has studied, worked, and traveled extensively
throughout the region. A freelance writer
and consultant, she has taught at both Hood
College and Mount Saint Mary’s University.
She is featured frequently at scholarly
symposia throughout the Washington, DC area, including The
World Bank, the World Affairs Council, Georgetown University,
and the National Council on US-Arab Relations. Ms. Funsch has
led two ILR-sponsored study visits to the Middle East region,
including Egypt (2008) and Morocco (2013).
ILR849 Living with Resilience and
Hope: Tools for 21st Century Eldering
5 sessions, 10 hours
The seminar is for developing 21st century tools in a time of
confusion and division. Each session will cover two themes to
empower people to take stock with gratitude for the life blessings
they have already experienced and to anticipate with vision
the possibilities which are ahead. Topics include Listening and
Mirroring Skills, “Riding the Dragons”, Belief Map, and Core
Worldview Analysis.
Instructor:
Rev. Dr. Tim Dissmeyer is retired clergy and
current adjunct faculty in world religions, with 10 years of field
experience with the Ecumenical Institute: Chicago, 20 years of
parish service in Maryland and Washington, D.C. and 15 years
of involvement in interfaith dialogue. His lively, open-minded
and inquisitive approach to religion and spirituality continues to
inspire ILR students.
4-Digit Number: 7903
Tue, 1pm - 3pm, 3/6 – 4/3
Location: Conference Center (E Building)/E123
Tuition: $30.00
Fee: $79.00
Total: $109.00
MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
ILR851 Our Grandchildren
Redesigned: 21st Century Bioethics
6 sessions, 9 hours
Learn about the revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR
and biotechnologies that will boost human physical and mental
performance to unprecedented levels. Discuss case studies on the
ethical implications of research on human beings, dividing up
health care resources, paternalism & autonomy, truth-telling &
confidentiality, genetic choices, reproductive technologies, and
informed consent.
Instructor:
The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg is the minister of the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick. A native of
Florence, South Carolina, Carl is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate
of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he
received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Philosophy
in 2000. He has also earned a Master’s of Divinity from Brite
Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas, and a Doctor of Ministry
from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He has previously
taught Introduction to the Hebrew Bible as an adjunct professor
at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
4-Digit Number: 7904
Tue, 10am - 11:30am, 3/13 – 4/17
Location: Conference Center (E Building)/E123
Tuition: $30.00
Fee: $69.00
Total: $99.00
MD residents age 60+ pay fee only