I&E Related Campus Events
A Shared Sacred Story for the Human Family: A Scholarly-Practitioner Panel
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 writing a polyphonic shared sacred story to address gl...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...
Sacred Site Visit - Native American Burial Mounds (INT 100/201 approved)
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSUs 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 September visit is to the Native American Burial Mo...
Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Relationships
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, connection, and dialogue - a chance to learn from the e...
Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Science
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, connection, and dialogue - a chance to learn from the e...
Divine Bodies, Human Questions: How Ancient Jews and Christians Imagined God
This years Padnos Public Engagement Lecture on Jewish Learning, held in partnership with the Jean s forthcoming book Divine Embodiment in Jewish and Christian Antiquity. We hope you will join us for a lively conversation followed by a dessert reception...
Sacred Site Visit - Witches of West Michigan
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSUs 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 October visit is with the Witches of West Michigan...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...
Interfaith Book Discussion: The Road to Wisdom (1 meeting)
Join us on Wednesday, November 4, for a one-time discussion of the book, The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust by Dr. Francis Collins. We are excited to offer this opportunity just a few days before Dr. Collins comes to GVSU! In his bo...
The Road To Wisdom: A Conversation with Dr. Francis Collins
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute, the West Michigan Interfaith Academic Consortium, and BioLogos for a conversation about how faith shapes our response to some of todays biggest questions. The Grand Dialogue in Science and Religion will feature Dr...
Teach-In
The GVSU Teach-In: Lifelong Learning toward Educational Equity and Action is a campus-wide, student-centered learning experience dedicated to advancing educational equity across the university. Bringing together students, faculty, and staff, the Teach...
Teach-In
The GVSU Teach-In: Lifelong Learning toward Educational Equity and Action is a campus-wide, student-centered learning experience dedicated to advancing educational equity across the university. Bringing together students, faculty, and staff, the Teach...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...
Wear the Rainbow
Save the date for Wear the Rainbow, our annual clothing pop-up shop with gender affirming workshops. This event is entirely free, and takes place at the Hager-Lubbers Exhibition Hall at the City Campus (DEV105E). Workshop schedule: to be determined Spe...
Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Politics
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, connection, and dialogue - a chance to learn from the e...
Sacred Site Visit - St Nicholas Orthodox Church (INT 100/201 approved)
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSUs 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 November visit is to Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orth...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
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, and gender in its examination of well-being and lon...