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January

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Venue:St. Johns on the Lake United Methodist Church 4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach

with Dr. James Finley. Sponsored by Program in the Study of Spirituality

February

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140

with Andrea Seidel, FIU. Sponsored by Program in the Study of Spirituality

White Collar Zen

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PC 428

Dr. Heine explores Zen in the corporate world, part of REL 3140 "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open to the public.

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus PC 428

President Emeritus Maidique discussed the role of spirituality in leadership. Part of REL 3140, "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open tot he public.

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140

with John Grim, Bucknell University, Sarah Lawrence College. Sponsored by Program in the Study of Spirituality.

Spriituality and Health

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus PC 428

College of Medicine dean Robert Dollinger, M.D., explores the connections between spirituality and health. Part of REL 3240, "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open to the public.

Yoga and Ayurveda

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus PC 428

Dr. Ram P. Agarwal is research professor at the University of Miami's College fo Medicine; he wills hare his research into tradiitonal Indian medicine. Part of REL 3140, "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open to the public.

March

Spirituality in Hospital Care

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus PC 428

Lecture with Rev. Guillermo Escalona. The head of chaplaincy at Baptist Health Systems, Rev. Escalona will discuss the role of spirituality in the region's largest health care provider. Part of REL 3240, "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open to the public.

The Way of the Samurai Warrior

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus PC 428

Lecture with Dr. Eric Messersmith. The Asian Studies Program's Dr. Messersmith will talk about the spirituality of the warrior path in traditional Japan. Part of REL 3140, "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open to the public.

American Veda

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus CBC 155

Reading with Phil Goldberg. Reading and book signing from "American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation - How Indian Spirituality Changed the West."

April

The Spirituality of the USMC Honor Code

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus PC 428

with Brig. Gen. Juan G. Ayala. The Chief of Staff of Southcom, Gen. Ayala, will continue the discussion of the spirituality of the path of the warrior in the traditions of the U.S. Marine Corps. Part of REL 3140, "Contemporary Global Spirituality." Free and open to the public.

Second Annual Mahavir Jayanthi Lecture - John C. Cort

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus GC Ballroom

Prof. John C. Cort of Denison University, a leading scholar of Jainism, will speak on "Jain Art - Icons and Iconoclasts in Jainism." Reception with Jain refreshments follows the talk. Sponsored by Bhagwan Mahavir Professorship, Jain Education and Research Foundation, Dept. of Religious Studies.

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Venue:Coral Gables Congregational Church 3131 DeSoto Blvd, Coral Gables

with Dr. Hanice D. Willis, Wesleyan University. Sponsored by Program in the Study of Spirituality

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

Join us in Celebrating Xavier and Yolanda Torres. Sponsored by the Program in the Study of Spirituality.

September

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 243

If courage is grace under fire, Marc Buoniconti ranks among the bravest men you’ll ever know. A 1985 spinal cord injury left him unable to move a muscle below his neck. Yet, each day he moves people; moves them to understand the tragedy of paralyzing SCI -- and to join him in finding its cure. The son of legendary All-Pro and Hall of Famer linebacker and former Miami Dolphin Nick Buoniconti serves as President for both, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paraly

October

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140

Wagner Allegretti was a co-founder of International Institute of Projectiology and Conscientiology (IIPC) in 1988 and the Miami Office in 1995. He became president of International Academy of Consciousness (IAC) in 2002 and has given hundreds of lectures around the world. His book, Retrocognition, is available in English, Spanish, Japanese and Portuguese.

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, TBA

A lifelong advocate of education and social justice, Archbishop Thomas Wenski will provide on October 24, 2012, a keynote on "Spirituality and the Contemporary Roman Catholic Church."

November

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 243

Learn the benefits and techniques of preksha meditation, part of the "Global Meditation" series.

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 125

Dipak Jain is one of the world's leading figures in business, entrepreneurship, marketing and management. He is dean of INSEAD-Paris, the top business school in Europe, and was formerly dean of the Kellogg School of Management, the topmost such school in the U.S. He is also Courtesy Professor of Jain Studies at FIU and was honored with an honorary doctorate at FIU's spring commencement. Under his leadership, we plan to launch a new initiative on "Spiritual Entrepreneurship."

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Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140

An interfaith discussion with Rabbi Levi Friedman (FIU Chabad), Rev. Mary Tumpkin (Universal Truth Church, FIU religious studies alumna), and Daniella Vaclavik (FIU religious studies graduate student). Co-sponsor: Dept. of Religious Studies.