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 February Talk Series will feature a well known name in our city, Pastor Wendell Griffen. Since this month is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States Griffen will talk about Racial Justice. His talk's title is "Racial Justice and Black History-An Un-Sentimental Assessment of Current Realities"
Please note that the event is open to public, however, registration and/or RSVP is reguired!
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 After skipping two months due to the Annual Banquet and the holiday season the Monthly Talk Series return with another distinguished speaker from academia. Dr. Jay McDaniel of Hendrix College will be with us on Thursday, January 19, 2012 and talk about one of the unique aspects of interfaith dialog. The title of his talk is "The Wisdom of Multiplicity". Below you will find a short bio of Dr. McDaniel.
Please note that the event is free and open to everyone BUT do not forget to RSVP/register.
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 On Thursday, August 25, 2011, The Institute of Interfaith Dialog held their annual Dinner of Abrahamic Traditions. At each of these events representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam explain how a particular topic is addressed by the three religious traditions. This year the speakers were Rabbi Eugene Levy of Temple B'nai Isrrael; Rev. Timothy Reeves of 1st Presbyterian Church, Stuttgart; and Dr. Kemal Aydin of the IID. The dinner took place on the 26th day of Ramadan, and would represent the breaking of the day's fast for all the Muslims present.
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 Participants from different faith groups enjoyed listening to Reverend Bob Klein from Uniterian Universalist Church of Little Rock as Monthly Dinner Series continued. His topic "Unitarian Universalism and Interfaith Conversation" covered a detailed history,
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 IID-Little Rock Branch's monthly dinner program featured Drs. Juliana Flinn and Ed Hale of UALR on March 17.
The program started with meal and followed with a presentation by Dr. Flinn about St. Patrick's day and her family's roots in Ireland. Dr. Juliana Flinn is Professor of Anthropology and American Humanics Campus Director. She received her Ph.D. in anthropology from Stanford University in 1982. Her interests include Micronesia, cultural identity, kinship, gender, migration, and dance. In addition to research in Micronesia, Dr. Flinn has also conducted fieldwork in the United States exploring traditional American dance, and in 2002-2003 she taught for a year in Grodno, Belarus, where she collaborated with a colleague on research comparing Belarusian and American notions of home.
Following the presentation Dr. Hale performed Irish music using authentic instruments, mostly used for country music.
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