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When the Declaration of Independence Was News
September 1, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Most of us think of the Declaration of Independence as something fixed in history, a document whose importance was obvious the moment it was signed. But in 1776, nobody knew what would come of it,...
A Shared Sacred Story for the Human Family: A Scholarly-Practitioner Panel
September 9, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
This panel explores the �Our Shared Sacred Story� project (Orbis Books, 2025) by examining the possibilities, challenges, and limitations of collaboratively retelling diverse religious narratives and...
Unnatural Causes
September 17, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography,...
Sacred Site Visit - Native American Burial Mounds
September 24, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSU's Religious Studies Department as we visit different sacred sites around the greater Grand Rapids area over the course of the 2026-2027 academic year. Our...
Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Relationships
September 28, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Get to know your fellow Lakers from across different religious, secular, and spiritual identities and traditions over a free dinner and intentional conversation. This is a space of deep listening,...
Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Science
October 12, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Get to know your fellow Lakers from across different religious, secular, and spiritual identities and traditions over a free dinner and intentional conversation. This is a space of deep listening,...
Divine Bodies, Human Questions: How Ancient Jews and Christians Imagined God
October 15, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
This year's Padnos Public Engagement Lecture on Jewish Learning, held in partnership with the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, will feature...
Sacred Site Visit - Witches of West Michigan
October 22, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSU's Religious Studies Department as we visit different sacred sites around the greater Grand Rapids area over the course of the 2026-2027 academic year. Our...
Unnatural Causes
October 22, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography,...
12th Annual Civil Discourse Symposium: Ethics & Responsibility in Online Spaces
October 29, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
What is our collective responsibility for how we talk to one another in this country? How much is public discourse influenced by our individual choices online? And in what ways might our online participation...