The God of a Second Chance at Our City Film Festival

Film screening with award ceremony to follow

When:  Sunday, February 10, 2008 | 6:00 p.m.

Where: Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

This film, produced by Paul Wagner with the support of the Institute, will be honored as the Best Feature Length Documentary.

Please check the festival's website for further details and ticket information.

“American Culture and Politics”

UVa Club of Dallas/Fort Worth hosts James Davison Hunter

When: Monday, February 25, 2008 | 12:00 p.m.

Where: UVa Club of Dallas/Fort Worth, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX

A guest lecture and luncheon with Professor of Sociology and IASC Executive Director James Davison Hunter.

Reserve a spot ($25 per person) via phone (434-243-2284) or email. Contact Mary Brissett for further information.

“Rethinking the ‘New Antisemitism’ in a Global Age”

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program and the Special Lectures Committee

When: Thursday, February 28, 2008 | 3:00 p.m.

Where: Byrd/Morris Rooms, The Harrison Institute, UVa

A lecture by Jonathan Judaken, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities at the University of Memphis.

The Hedgehog Review (Order for 2008!)

The Fall 2007 issue of The Hedgehog Review, “Human Dignity and Justice,” considers whether justice requires a belief in human dignity and what the bases of such a belief might be. Read Abdulaziz Sachedina’s contribution on “The Clash of Universalisms: Religious and Secular in Human Rights.”