How Millennials Can Lead Us Out of the Mess We're In: A Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian Share Leadership

03 Feb 2021

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Event:

How Millennials Can Lead Us Out of the Mess We're In: A Jew, a Muslim, and a Christian Share Leadership Lessons from the Life of Moses brings together a Jew, a Muslim and a Christian to inspire the next generation of leaders with the timeless story of the ancient prophet Moses and stories and spiritual lessons of his selfless leadership. In a world increasingly affected by political, social, and racial imbalance, we need strong, innovative leaders who have not forgotten or ignored these valuable lessons. This leadership book is a unique attempt to synthesize the religious views of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity into one unified, harmonious voice singing a single hymn. Written in an easy and accessible style, this book is meant for sincerely spiritual but church-resistant Bible readers as well as those who are familiar with the Moses narrative.

Speakers:

Dr. Ian Punnett holds a Ph.D. from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Following three decades in national and local radio/TV/print and digital content creation, he joined Kansas State University as a professor of practice at the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communication and chief operator of campus new music station Wildcat 91.9. Punnett published his fifth book, Toward a Theory of True Crime for Routledge Press based on his groundbreaking dissertation. His other books include A Black Night for the Bluegrass Belle for Acclaim Press, How to Pray When You’re Pissed at God for Random House, several works which edited or coedited, and now How Millennials Can Get Us Out of the Mess We're In: A Jew, a Moslem, and a Christian Share Leadership Lessons from the Life of Moses which is coauthored by Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber and Dr. Iqbal Unus.

Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber is an American Reform rabbi and author born in Israel. Author of over 60 books, Schreiber writings range from novels to history and biblical scholarship. He is the founder of Schreiber Publishing and Schreiber Translations in the DC metro area, doing translations in all languages for government and the private sector.

Dr. Iqbal Unus holds a Ph.D. from Emory University. He has been associated with the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) since 1990 in various positions. He serves on the Board of Directors of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and is a trustee of Amana Mutual Funds Trust. He is also a director-at-large at the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA), and chair of the Board at The Islamic Seminary of America (TISA). His published works include Muslim American Life: Reflections and Perspectives (University of Indianapolis).

Moderator:

Dr. John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, and Founding Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He is Past President of the American Academy of Religion and Middle East Studies Association.

Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
Prince Alwaheed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Location: 
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