Thursday Night Interfaith Suppers 2006-2007

TNS Programs during Fall 2006

August 31: This TNS event welcomed the newest members of the Brown University community—the Class of 2010. More than 150 members of the newest Brown class, some with parents and family in tow, and TNS regulars spent the evening with the University's chaplains, Janet Cooper Nelson, Henry Bodah, Allen Callahan, Serena Eisenberg, and Rumee Ahmed.

September 14: The students of Arava Institute, an environmental teaching and research program in the Middle East, preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to cooperatively solve the region's environmental challenges

September 21: The Rev. Dr. Allen Callahan, newly appointed Associate Chaplain of the University for the Protestant community
September 28: Steve D'Evelyn on "Haiku: Politics of Identity and the Poetry of the Liturgy"

October 5: Rabbi Laura Geller, Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills, California, and a Brown alumnae

October 12: The Rev. Beth Sherman, an Episcopal priest and Religious Life Affiliate to the Brown Episcopal community, on chanting in the Taizé tradition

October 19: Russell Carey, the Interim Vice President of Campus Life and Student Services and Brown alumnus, who serves as a Brown Trustee

October 26: Barnaby Evans, creator of Providence's Waterfire

November 2: Robin Pringle, a John Nicholas Brown Center Fellow, on "What I Learned in Islamic School: The Role of a Private School as a Public
Cultural Institution in the Interface of Community Change and World Events"

November 9: Sheila Curran and Suzanne Greenwald, the authors of the new publication Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads. Curran is the Fannie Mitchell Executive Director of Duke University's Career Services Office and is the former director of Brown's Career Services. Greenwald is an educational advisor to the Cambridge-MIT Institute.

November 16: Annie Doran, a member of the board of directors for Fairloom, an organization that serves to enrich the lives of the international community through the cultural exchange of knowledge, crafts, and stories (with a particular focus on communities in northeast Brazil)

TNS Programs for Spring 2007

February 1: "Cooking for the Soul," cooking lessons provided by the Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, chaplain of the University, and members of cooking house followed by a discussion of the spiritual significance of preparing and enjoying food.

February 8: James Campbell, associate professor of American civilization, award-winning author, and chair of the Brown University's Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. For this TNS event, dinner and discussion will be switched. Professor Campbell will speak at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

February 15: Elizabeth Spring, professional astrologer, counseling therapist with a background in Jungian psychology, and freelance writer, speaking on "Astrology; Myth, Magic, and Mystery.”

February 22: Patrick Rastelli, cancer survivor and Brown undergraduate, Class of 2008.

March 1: The Reverend Henry Bodah, associate University chaplain for the Brown-RISD Roman Catholic community, and priest of the Diocese of Providence, on traditional just war theory and the war in Iraq.

March 8: Ivy Booth of Whitmarsh Corporation, which creates housing communities and provides support services for at-risk boys and young men who are under the custody of Rhode Island's Department for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
March 15: Martin Bell, a United States veteran and Brown undergraduate, Class of 2010.

March 22: CANCELLED: Rabbi Alan Flam, senior associate University chaplain, senior fellow at the Swearer Center for Public Service, co-founder of the Brown University Mediation Project (BUMP), and coordinator of the University Community Academic Advising Project (UCAAP).

April 12: The Rev. Prof. Dr. Sjoerd L. Bonting, on chaos theology. Bonting, a biochemist and Episcopal priest, will give a proseminar at 4:00 p.m. in the Memorial Room, Faunce House. (See a full story on the main OCRL website.)

April 19: A.T. Wall, director of the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute (ACI) will speak about his work running the Rhode Island prison system.

April 26: Thursday Night Supper Birthday Party! Celebrate the 40th birthday of Interfaith Thursday Night Suppers with coordinators and attendees of the past and present.

Click here for more photos from President Ruth Simmons' talk at Thursday Supper.