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Aesthetics & the Divine

Join the Center for Jewish Studies, Center for Islamic Studies, and Center for Religion & the Arts at the Graduate Theological Union for "Aesthetics and the Divine," featuring Francesco Spagnolo and Carol Bier. 

Tuesday, April 4, 5:00 pm
Doug Adams Gallery
2465 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley

Islam in China and Japan

A joint lecture by Dr. Kei Takahashi and UC Berkeley visiting scholar and sociologist, Dr. Yuting Wang from the American University of Sharjah in UAE. Co-sponsored by the Asia Project.

Dinner Board Room, 2400 Ridge Rd., Berkeley

Sunday Gallery Dialogues: Dr. Munir Jiwa

Join “Reverberating Echoes” curator Carol Bier, Islamic Art Historian and CIS Visiting Scholar, as she engages in conversation with Dr. Munir Jiwa, Director, Center for Islamic Studies and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies.

Solidarity in a Divided Time: A GTU Community Conversation

All GTU Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to participate in a community conversation on the theme of "Solidarity in a Divided Time." 

11:30am – 1:00pm, GTU Student Lounge, 2465 Le Conte Ave, 1st Floor

Light refreshments will be provided.

CIS News for February 2017

February 6, 2017

Congratulations and our gratitude to Carol Bier, Islamic Art Historian and CIS Visiting Scholar, for her extraordinary work on curating the exhibition, Reverberating Echoes: Contemporary Art Inspired by Traditional Islamic Art, at the Doug Adams Gallery, Center for the A